lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
EDGE
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"
provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
the attribute of urgency in tone of voice; "his voice had an edge to it"
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
the boundary of a surface
advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
a line determining the limits of an area
provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
EDGING
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
END
either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"
put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
a final state; "he c
FRONTIER
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"
an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
MARGIN
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"
(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
RIM
roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"
furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
the top edge of a vessel or other container
a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
(basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
SIDE
located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"