bounds vs edge

bounds and edge both are nouns.

bounds is not a verb while edge is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bounds	Yes	No	No	No
edge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, edge is a hyponym of bounds; that is, edge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bounds:

bounds: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
edge: the boundary of a surface

Other hyponyms of bounds include hairline, frontier, heliopause, border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete, bourn, bourne, district line, county line, city line, border, end, demarcation, demarcation line, limit, lineation, outline, surface, shoreline.

bounds (noun)	edge (noun)
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something	a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
	the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
	a slight competitive advantage
	the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
	the boundary of a surface
	a line determining the limits of an area

bounds (verb)	edge (verb)
	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
	provide with an edge
	advance slowly, as if by inches
	provide with a border or edge

Difference between bounds and edge

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