10 PHRASE If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair , you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
11 PHRASE If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity. □ A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.
12 to set your teeth on edge → see tooth
▸ edge out PHRASAL VERB If someone edges out someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest. □ [V P n] France edged out the British team by less than a second. □ [V n P + of ] McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot. [Also V n P ] COLLOCATIONS edge NOUN 1
adjective + edge : inner, inside, outer, outside; jagged, ragged, rough
edged /e dʒd/ ADJ If something is edged with a particular thing, that thing forms a border around it. □ [+ with ] …a large lawn edged with flowers and shrubs. [Also + in ] ● COMB Edged is also a combining form. □ …a lace-edged handkerchief.
-edged /-edʒd/
1 COMB -edged combines with words such as 'sharp', 'raw', and 'dark' to form adjectives which indicate that something such as a play or a piece of writing is very powerful or critical. [JOURNALISM ] □ …a sharp-edged satire that puts the Hollywood system under the microscope. □ …the raw-edged vitality and daring of these works.
2 → see also edge , edged , hard-edged
edge|ways /e dʒwe I z/ The spelling edgewise /e dʒwa I z/ is also used, especially in American English. PHRASE If you say that you cannot get a word in edgeways , you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ He spent all the time talking and they could not get a word in edgeways.
edg|ing /e dʒ I ŋ/ (edgings ) N‑VAR Edging is something that is put along the borders or sides of something else, usually to make it look attractive. □ …the satin edging on Randall's blanket.
edgy /e dʒi/ (edgier , edgiest ) ADJ If someone is edgy , they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves. [INFORMAL ] □ She was nervous and edgy.
ed|ible /e d I b ə l/ ADJ If something is edible , it is safe to eat and not poisonous. □ …edible fungi.
edict /iː d I kt/ (edicts ) N‑COUNT [oft N that] An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority. [FORMAL ] □ He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.
edi|fi|ca|tion /e d I f I ke I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] If something is done for your edification , it is done to benefit you in some way, for example by teaching you about something. [FORMAL ] □ He's even built a theatre from scratch for the edification of the locals.
edi|fice /e d I f I s/ (edifices ) N‑COUNT [usu adj N ] An edifice is a large and impressive building. [FORMAL ] □ The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.
edi|fy|ing /e d I fa I I ŋ/
1 ADJ If you describe something as edifying , you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something. [FORMAL ] □ In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
2 ADJ You say that something is not very edifying when you want to express your disapproval or dislike of it, or to suggest that there is something unpleasant or unacceptable about it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ It all brought back memories of a not very edifying past.
edit ◆◇◇ /e d I t/ (edits , editing , edited )
1 VERB If you edit a text such as an article or a book, you correct and adapt it so that it is suitable for publishing. □ [V n] The majority of contracts give the publisher the right to edit a book after it's done. □ [V -ed] …an edited version of the speech. ● edit|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ Throughout the editing of this book, we have had much support and encouragement.
2 VERB If you edit a book or a series of books, you collect several pieces of writing by different authors and prepare them for publishing. □ [be V -ed + by ] This collection of essays is edited by Ellen Knight. □ [V n] She has edited the media studies quarterly, Screen. □ [V -ed] …the Real Sandwich Book, edited by Miriam Polunin. ● edit|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ He was certainly not cut out to combine the jobs of editing and writing as a journalist.
3 VERB If you edit a film or a television or radio programme, you choose some of what has been filmed or recorded and arrange it in a particular order. □ [V n] He taught me to edit and splice film. □ [V n with together ] He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. ● edit|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ He sat in on much of the filming and early editing.
4 VERB Someone who edits a newspaper, magazine, or journal is in charge of it. □ [V n] I used to edit the college paper in the old days.
5 N‑COUNT An edit is the process of examining and correcting a text so that it is suitable for publishing. □ The purpose of the edit is fairly simple – to chop out the boring bits from the original.
▸ edit out PHRASAL VERB If you edit something out of a book or film, you remove it, often because it might be offensive to some people. □ [be V -ed P ] His voice will be edited out of the final film. □ [V n P ] She edited that line out again. SYNONYMS edit VERB 1
revise: Three editors handled the work of revising the articles for publication.