definitions

border (v.)

1.lie adjacent to another or share a boundary"Canada adjoins the U.S." "England marches with Scotland"

2.extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle"The forest surrounds my property"

3.enclose in or as if in a frame"frame a picture"

4.provide with a border or edge"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

5.form the boundary of; be contiguous to

border (n.)

1.lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

2.a strip forming the outer edge of something"the rug had a wide blue border"

3.a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

4.a line that indicates a boundary

5.the boundary of a surface

6.the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

 see also [top]

border (adj.)

periphery

border (n.)

edge, hem, rim

 synonyms [top]

border (adj.)

edge, peripheral

border (n.) (ellipsis)

borderland, frontier zone, border area (American), border zone (British), frontier (ellipsis)

 phrases [top]

+Border collie • Border terrier • US Border Patrol • United States Border Patrol • border area • border community • border crossing • border district • border on • border patrol • border patrolman • border police • border town • border traffic • border zone • decorative border • inhabitant of the border zone • ornamental border

+Border Disease • Border disease virus

+border control • border war

 
 The Integral Dictionary & Wordnet [top]

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 Merriam-Webster (1913) [top]

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