Edge
(v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument |
Edge
(v. t.) Any sharp terminating border |
Edge
(v. t.) Sharpness |
Edge
(v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon |
Edge
(v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border |
Edge
(v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively |
Edge
(v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise |
Edge
(v. i.) To move sideways |
Edge
(v. i.) To sail close to the wind. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor. |
Figure
(n.) The form of anything |
Figure
(n.) The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc. |
Figure
(n.) A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article |
Figure
(n.) A diagram or drawing |
Figure
(n.) The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person |
Figure
(n.) Distinguished appearance |
Figure
(n.) A character or symbol representing a number |
Figure
(n.) Value, as expressed in numbers |
Figure
(n.) A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. |
Figure
(n.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world |
Figure
(n.) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. |
Figure
(n.) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. |
Figure
(n.) A horoscope |
Figure
(n.) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. |
Figure
(n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage |
Figure
(n.) To represent by a figure, as to form or mold |
Figure
(n.) To embellish with design |
Figure
(n.) To indicate by numerals |
Figure
(n.) To represent by a metaphor |
Figure
(n.) To prefigure |
Figure
(n.) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. |
Figure
(n.) To embellish. |
Figure
(v. t.) To make a figure |
Figure
(v. t.) To calculate |
Gilt-edge
(a.) Alt. of Gilt-edged |
Jump
(n.) A kind of loose jacket for men. |
Jump
(n.) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century. |
Jump
(v. i.) To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs |
Jump
(v. i.) To move as if by jumping |
Jump
(v. i.) To coincide |
Jump
(v. t.) To pass by a spring or leap |
Jump
(v. t.) To cause to jump |
Jump
(v. t.) To expose to danger |
Jump
(v. t.) To join by a butt weld. |
Jump
(v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows |
Jump
(v. t.) To bore with a jumper. |
Jump
(n.) The act of jumping |
jumper
jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
jump
jumping | the act of jumping, propelling yourself off the ground, he advanced in a series of jumps, the jumping was unexpected |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed, an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate |
| jump parachuting | descent with a parachute, he had done a lot of parachuting in the army |
broad jump
long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
| high jump | the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
| skating | the sport of gliding on skates |
| ice skating | skating on ice |
| figure skating | ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures |
| roller skating | skating on wheels |
| speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
| jump rope | a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
| figure | a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating, she made the best score on compulsory figures |
| figure eight | a skating figure that carves an in the ice |
startle
jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
jumpstart
jump-start | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car, my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor |
deckle edge
deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
design
pattern
figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
| edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
| edge | 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 |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
| figure | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person), he made a figure of Santa Claus |
figure eight
figure of eight | a knot having the shape of the numeral , tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose |
figure loom
figured-fabric loom | a loom for weaving figured fabrics |
| figure skate | an ice skate worn for figure skating, has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
ice rink
ice-skating rink
ice | a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating, the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice |
jump rope
skip rope
skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it |
| jump seat | a folding seat in an automobile |
| jump suit | one-piece uniform worn by parachutists |
| jump suit jumpsuit | one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| lay figure | dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body |
| leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
| razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
rink
skating rink | building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating |
| ski jump | a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump |
| stick figure | drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines |
terminus terminal figure
term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
| trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
| water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest |
waxwork
wax figure | an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax |
| figure | the impression produced by a person, he cut a fine figure, a heroic figure |
number
figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
| knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
| edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
| edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
e human body
physical body
material body
soma
build
figure
physique
anatomy
shape
bod
chassis
frame form
flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
| figure | a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground |
vanguard
forefront
cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |