BORDER


Meaning of BORDER in English

n. 25B6; noun

the border of a medieval manuscript : EDGE, MARGIN, perimeter, circumference, periphery; rim, fringe, verge; sides.

the Soviet border : FRONTIER, boundary, borderline, perimeter; marches, bounds.

25B6; verb

the fields were bordered by hedges : SURROUND, enclose, encircle, circle, edge, fringe, bound, flank.

the straps are bordered with gold braid : EDGE, fringe, hem; trim, pipe, finish.

the forest bordered on Broadmoor : ADJOIN, abut, be next to, be adjacent to, be contiguous with, touch, join, meet, reach.

25A0; border on VERGE ON, approach, come close to, be comparable to, approximate to, be tantamount to, be similar to, resemble.

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