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border

Nouns

• (n) a line that indicates a boundary borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete,
• (n) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary margin, perimeter,
• (n) the boundary of a surface edge,
• (n) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge moulding, molding,
• (n) a strip forming the outer edge of something
  • the rug had a wide blue border

Verbs

• (v) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • The forest surrounds my property
  environ, surround, skirt, ring,
• (v) form the boundary of; be contiguous to bound,
• (v) enclose in or as if in a frame
  • frame a picture
  frame, frame in,
• (v) provide with a border or edge
  • edge the tablecloth with embroidery
  edge,
• (v) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  • Canada adjoins the U.S.
  • England marches with Scotland
  abut, adjoin, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march,

Synonyms

environ surround skirt ring borderline boundary line delimitation mete bound margin perimeter edge frame frame in moulding molding abut adjoin butt butt against butt on march

See also

border on approach

Words of close approximity