fringe

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Synonyms: cringe, ringe, fridge, fring, bringe, fringy, frings, frige, frine

Antonyms: cringe, ringe, fridge, fring, bringe, fringy, frings, frige, frine

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[decorative]] [[border]].
2. {{lb|en|also|figurative}} A [[marginal]] or [[peripheral]] part.
3. A [[group]] of [[people]] situated on the [[periphery]] of a larger [[community]].
4. The [[periphery]] of an [[area]], especially a [[town]] or [[city]].
5. {{lb|en|UK}} {{syn of|en|bangs}}: [[hair]] [[hang]]ing over the [[forehead]], [[especially]] a [[hairstyle]] where it is [[cut]] [[straight]] across.
6. {{lb|en|physics}} A light or dark band formed by the [[diffraction]] of [[light]].
7. Non-[[mainstream]] [[theatre]].
8. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[peristome]] or fringe-like [[appendage]] of the [[capsule]]s of most [[moss]]es.
9. {{lb|en|golf}} The area around the [[green]].
10. {{lb|en|television|radio}} A [[daypart]] that precedes or follows [[prime time]].

Adjective

1. Outside the [[mainstream]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[decorate]] with fringe.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[serve]] as a fringe; to [[border]].

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