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Border

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Noun

1. border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete

a line that indicates a boundary

2. border, margin, perimeter

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

3. border, edge

the boundary of a surface

4. border, molding, moulding

a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

5. border

a strip forming the outer edge of something

Example Sentences:
'the rug had a wide blue border'

Verb

6. border, environ, ring, skirt, surround

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Example Sentences:
'The forest surrounds my property'

7. border, bound

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

8. border, frame, frame in

enclose in or as if in a frame

Example Sentences:
'frame a picture'

9. border, edge

provide with a border or edge

Example Sentences:
'edge the tablecloth with embroidery'

10. abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Example Sentences:
'Canada adjoins the U.S.'
'England marches with Scotland'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Border

see synonyms of border
noun
1. 
a band or margin around or along the edge of something
2. 
the dividing line or frontier between political or geographic regions
3. 
a. 
a region straddling such a boundary
b. 
(as modifier)
border country
4. 
a. 
a design or ornamental strip around the edge or rim of something, such as a printed page or dinner plate
b. 
(as modifier)
a border illustration
5. 
a long narrow strip of ground planted with flowers, shrubs, trees, etc, that skirts a path or wall or surrounds a lawn or other area
a herbaceous border
verb
6. (transitive)
to decorate or provide with a border
7. (when intr, foll by on or upon)
a. 
to be adjacent (to); lie along the boundary (of)
his land borders on mine
b. 
to be nearly the same (as); verge (on)
his stupidity borders on madness
noun
the Border
1. (often plural)
the area straddling the border between England and Scotland
2. 
the area straddling the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
3. 
the region in S South Africa around East London
noun
Allan (Robert). born 1955, Australian cricketer; played in 156 test matches (1978–1994), 93 as captain; first Australian batsman to score 10,000 test runs

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Border

see synonyms of border
noun
1. 
an edge or a part near an edge; margin; side
2. 
a dividing line between two countries, states, etc. or the land along it; frontier
3. 
a narrow strip, often ornamental, along an edge; fringe; edging
4. 
an ornamental strip of flowers or shrubs along the edge of a garden, walk, etc.
verb transitive
5. 
to provide with a border
6. 
to extend along the edge of; bound
adjective
7. 
of, forming, or near a border

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Border

see synonyms of border
n.
1. A part that forms the outer edge of something.
2. A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.
3. A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.
4. The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.
v. bor·dered, bor·der·ing, bor·ders
v.tr.
1. To lie along or adjacent to the border of: Canada borders the United States.
2. To put a border on.
v.intr.
1. To lie adjacent to another: The United States borders on Canada.
2. To be almost like another in character: an act that borders on heroism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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