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border

/ border /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a strip forming the outer edge of something
"the rug had a wide blue border"
Type of:
edge margin
Kinds of:
edging selvage selvedge verge
Derived:
frame frame in surround skirt
verb Sense 2
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
edge edger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"
Type of:
touch adjoin meet
Kinds of:
neighbor neighbour
Derived:
butt joint butt borderland border district march
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
the boundary of a surface
Type of:
boundary bound bounds
Kinds of:
brink limb
Derived:
bound surround skirt adjoin edge
noun Sense 5
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Type of:
boundary edge bound
Derived:
bound
noun Sense 6
a line that indicates a boundary
Type of:
boundary bound bounds
Kinds of:
fence line Green Line Line of Control property line state line
Derived:
demarcate delimit delimitate bound surround
verb Sense 7
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Type of:
enclose hold in confine
Kinds of:
skirt verge shore
Derived:
margin perimeter edge boundary line borderline
See also:
border on approach
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"
Type of:
touch adjoin meet
Kinds of:
fringe girdle gird enclose inclose
Derived:
edge boundary line borderline delimitation mete
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
enclose in or as if in a frame
"frame a picture"
Type of:
enclose inclose shut in
Derived:
framework frame framing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 10
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
Type of:
edge margin
Has parts:
picture frame
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
87
Times Searched
2
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edge margin edging selvage selvedge verge supply provide render touch adjoin meet