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ostří — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  • edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.

Senses

ostří is used for these senses in English:

  • cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  • edge (also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

cutting edge — full definition

  1. adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  2. noun The most advanced position in the development of something, where new work is being done first.
  3. noun The sharpened edge of a blade or tool, the part that does the cutting.

edge — full definition

  1. noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
  2. noun The sharp cutting side of a blade.
  3. noun A slight advantage over rivals or competitors.
  4. verb To move slowly and carefully, often in small steps.
  5. verb To win by a very small margin.

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