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noun
A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary
Synonyms: edge, border, borderline, brim, brink, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge, perimeter
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verb
To introduce gradually and slyly
Synonyms: worming, working, winding, insinuating, infiltrating
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verb
Provide with a border or edge
Synonyms: verging, fringing, rimming, bordering, margining, butting, whetting, binding, sidling, skirting, siding, marching, sharpening, outlining, nipping, lipping, abutting, lining, trimming, adjoining, inching, honing, hemming, grinding, bounding, banking, advantaging
Antonyms: centering
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verb
Advance slowly, as if by inches
Synonyms: sidling, inching, easing
Antonyms: walloping, losing
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verb
Sharpen
Synonyms: whetting, sharpening, honing
Antonyms: thickening, dulling, blunting