ADJ

top
the top edge of the picture frame
bottom, lower
inner, inside
outer, outside
front
northern, southern, etc.
very
Erosion has left the house perched on the very edge of the cliff
cliff, water's
A row of boats was beached at the water's edge

VERB + EDGE

reach
We had reached the edge of the map and didn't know which way to go
skirt
The road skirts the western edge of the forest

PREP

along the ~, around/round the ~
Smoke was making its way around the edges of the door
at the ~
Soon we were at the edge of the woods
on the ~
She sat on the edge of her bed
over the ~
The car rolled over the edge of the cliff

PHRASES

right on the edge
They live right on the edge of town

ADJ

sharp
cutting
serrated
a knife with a serrated edge
jagged, ragged, rough
smooth
blunt

VERB + EDGE

sharpen

ADJ

competitive
slight
decided

VERB + EDGE

give sb/sth
gain, have
to gain a competitive edge over rival suppliers

PREP

~ over
The intensive training she had done gave her the edge over the other runners