border
noun
1. a line that indicates a boundary
Similar word(s): borderline, delimitation, mete
Definition categories: location, bound, boundary, bounds
2. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Similar word(s): margin, perimeter
Definition categories: shape, bound, boundary, edge
3. the boundary of a surface
Similar word(s): edge
Definition categories: location, bound, boundary, bounds
4. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
Similar word(s): molding, moulding
Definition categories: man–made, edge
5. a strip forming the outer edge of something
- the rug had a wide blue border
Definition categories: man–made, edge
Sentences with border as a noun:
- the borders of the garden
- There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
- a solid border around a table of figures
- The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
verb
1. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Similar word(s): environ, ring, skirt, surround
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
2. form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Similar word(s): bound
Definition categories: stative, confine, enclose
3. enclose in or as if in a frame
Similar word(s): frame
Definition categories: contact, enclose, inclose
4. provide with a border or edge
Similar word(s): edge
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
5. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Similar word(s): abut, adjoin, butt, edge, march
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
Sentences with border as a verb:
- Denmark borders Germany to the south.
- Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.