Edge and Thread

Edge

Edge verb - To make sharp or sharper.

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Thread and edge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thread" instead a verb "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Thread verb - To scatter or set here and there among other things.

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Edge and thread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edge" instead a verb "Thread".

Nearby Words: threaded, thready, threader, threading

old	old edge	old thread
certain	certain edge	certain thread
original	original edge	original thread
single	single edge	single thread
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, huge, little, thin, new, major, possible, significant, comedic.

edge space

thread space

The Distressed Damsel and/or Dude is sitting in their cell with head in hands, or hanging by a thread from a cliff, when suddenly, the door is broken down, or a head peeps over the cliff edge.

Source: Terrifying Rescuer
We're hanging right on the edge now baby The wind is getting stronger We're hanging on by a thread now honey We can't hold on much longer It's a long way down but it's too late

Source: Taking You with Me
However, if you choose to indulge that element, the actual acts of casting and cursing do follow the "rules": Both times Jacquetta takes her daughter Elizabeth to the river's edge to have her "choose a thread", there are always three to choose from.

Source: Literature / The Cousins War Series

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