periphery edge
1edge — I (advantage) noun advantageous position, benefit, favorable position, head start, jump, lead, odds, superiority, upper hand, vantage II (border) noun bank, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, confines, corner, demarcation line, dividing line, edging …
2periphery — I noun ambit, border, borderland, bound, boundary line, circuit, circumambiency, circumference, circumscription, compass, confine, contour, delimitation, demarcation, edge, end, exterior, extreme edge, fringe, frontier, limit, limitation, line of …
3periphery — [n] outskirts, outer edge ambit, border, boundary, brim, brink, circuit, circumference, compass, covering, edge, fringe, hem, margin, outside, perimeter, rim, skirt, verge; concepts 484,745 Ant. center …
4edge — [n1] border, outline bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak,… …
5periphery — ► NOUN (pl. peripheries) 1) the outer limits or edge of an area or object. 2) a marginal or secondary position, part, or aspect. ORIGIN Greek periphereia circumference …
6edge — n 1 verge, rim, brink, margin, *border, brim Analogous words: *limit, end, bound, confine: *circumference, periphery, compass 2 odds, *advantage, handicap, allowance …
7edge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extreme border Nouns 1. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, curb, margin, limit, boundary, border, skirt, rim, flange, side; mouth, jaws, lip; frame, fringe, flounce, frill, trim[ming], edging, skirting, hem …
8periphery — [[t]pərɪ̱fəri[/t]] peripheries 1) N COUNT: usu with poss If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. [FORMAL] Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the… …
9periphery — pe|riph|e|ry [pəˈrıfəri] n plural peripheries formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: periferie, from Late Latin, from Greek, from peripherein to carry around ] 1.) [C usually singular] the edge of an area periphery of ▪ the pe …
10Periphery — Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. In biology* Peripheral nervous system, distinct from the central nervous system * Peripheral membrane protein, proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane… …
