edge, n. verge, [brink], [border], [margin], [rim], extremity; [sharpness], intensity, [zest], poignancy, [sting]; selvage, [selvedge], listing; bevel, flange.

edge, v. [sharpen], [fringe], [border], [rim]; hitch along.

edgy, a. [touchy], [sharp], [irritable], [excitable], irascible.

edible, a. [eatable], esculent, comestible. Antonym: inedible

edict, n. [mandate], [decree], proclamation, rescript, manifesto, ordinance.

educate, v. [teach], [instruct], [school], [nurture], edify, enlighten.

educated, a. [learned], [versed], erudite, [scholarly], enlightened, schooled, literate.

education, n. [culture], [learning], [schooling], tuition, [scholarship], [nurture], enlightenment, literacy.

efface, v. expunge, [obliterate], [erase], [eradicate].

effect, n. [result], [outcome], [consequence], [issue]; [validity], [force], [weight]; [execution], [performance], [realization]; [meaning], tenor, [purport], intent; ensemble.