climb mount | the act of climbing something, it was a difficult climb to the top |
deckle edge deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
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) |
fore edge foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
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 |
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 |
withdrawal backdown climb-down | a retraction of a previously held position |
climb climbing mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
rapid climb rapid growth zoom | a rapid rise |
edge border | the boundary of a surface |
ascent acclivity rise raise climb upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road), the car couldn't make it up the rise |
boundary edge bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
rise go up climb | increase in value or to a higher point, prices climbed steeply, the value of our house rose sharply last year |
rise jump climb up | rise in rank or status, Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list |
climb | improve one's social status, This young man knows how to climb the social ladder |
wax mount climb rise | go up or advance, Sales were climbing after prices were lowered |
edge | provide with an edge, edge a blade |
border adjoin edge abut march butt butt against butt on | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary, Canada adjoins the U.S., England marches with Scotland |
climb climb up mount go up | go upward with gradual or continuous progress, Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? |
hop on mount mount up get on jump on climb on bestride | get up on the back of, mount a horse |
climb | move with difficulty, by grasping |
alight climb down | come down, the birds alighted |
edge in edge up | push one's way into (a space) |
climb | slope upward, The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill |
edge inch | advance slowly, as if by inches, He edged towards the car |
ascend a climb up | appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils, the vine climbed up the side of the house |
border edge | provide with a border or edge, edge the tablecloth with embroidery |
up-to-date cutting-edge with-it | in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style, wears only the latest style, the last thing in swimwear, cutting-edge technology, a with-it boutique |