jagged edge
Frequency: 6.50.6 per million words
used for the border or outline of an object that is not smooth
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Examples (10)
- The broken glass had a jagged edge that could easily cut someone.
- Be careful when handling the metal sheet; it has a very jagged edge.
- She traced the jagged edge of the torn map with her finger.
- A jagged edge on the rock suggested it had recently broken off.
- The old saw blade developed a jagged edge after years of use.
- He carefully filed down the jagged edge of the wooden plank.
- The artist used a rough brush to give the painting a jagged edge effect.
- The accident left a jagged edge on the car's bumper.
- They warned climbers about the dangerously jagged edge of the mountain path.
- The sculptor deliberately created a jagged edge to add texture to the stone.