Edge vs. Hem

Edgenoun

The boundary line of a surface.

Edgenoun

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

Edgenoun

An advantage.

Edgenoun

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

Edgenoun

A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.

Edgenoun

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

Edgenoun

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)

Edgenoun

(cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.

Edgenoun

(graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.

Edgenoun

In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.

Edgeverb

(transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Edgeverb

(intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.

Edgeverb

(usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.

Edgeverb

To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.

Edgeverb

(transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.

Edgeverb

(transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.

Edgeverb

To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Edgeverb

(figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

Edgeverb

To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

Edgenoun

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe.

Edgenoun

Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.

Edgenoun

Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.

Edgenoun

The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.

Edgeverb

To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.

Edgeverb

To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.

Edgeverb

To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress; to edge a garden with box.

Edgeverb

To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

Edgeverb

To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.

Edgeverb

To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way.

Edgeverb

To sail close to the wind.

Edgenoun

the boundary of a surface

Edgenoun

a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object;

Edgenoun

a line determining the limits of an area

Edgenoun

the attribute of urgency;

Edgenoun

a slight competitive advantage;

Edgenoun

a strip near the boundary of an object;

Edgeverb

advance slowly, as if by inches;

Edgeverb

provide with a border or edge;

Edgeverb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;

Edgeverb

provide with an edge;

Edgenoun

the outside limit of an object, area, or surface

Edgenoun

an area next to a steep drop

Edgenoun

the point immediately before something unpleasant or momentous occurs

Edgenoun

the sharpened side of the blade of a cutting implement or weapon

Edgenoun

the line along which two surfaces of a solid meet.

Edgenoun

an intense, sharp, or striking quality

Edgenoun

a quality or factor which gives superiority over close rivals

Edgeverb

provide with a border or edge

Edgeverb

move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction

Edgeverb

give an intense or sharp quality to

Edgeverb

strike (the ball) with the edge of the bat; strike a ball delivered by (the bowler) with the edge of the bat

Edgeverb

ski with one's weight on the edges of one's skis

Heminterjection

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

Hemnoun

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Hemnoun

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

Hemnoun

A rim or margin of something.

Hemnoun

In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

Hemverb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Hemverb

(intransitive) in sewing To make a hem.

Hemverb

(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.

Hemverb

(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.

Hempronoun

Them

Heminterjection

An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.

Hemnoun

An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Hemnoun

The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.

Hemnoun

Border; edge; margin.

Hemnoun

A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

Hemverb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.

Hemverb

To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.

Hemverb

To border; to edge

Hemnoun

lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

Hemverb

fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;

Hemverb

utter `hem' or `ahem'

Hem

A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the garment.