border

[ bawr-der ]

/ ˈbɔr dər /

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noun

the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.

the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line: You cannot cross the border without a visa.

the district or region that lies along the boundary line of another.

the frontier of civilization.

the border,

the border between the U.S. and Mexico, especially along the Rio Grande.
(in the British Isles) the region along the boundary between England and Scotland.

brink; verge.

an ornamental strip or design around the edge of a printed page, a drawing, etc.

an ornamental design or piece of ornamental trimming around the edge of a fabric, rug, garment, article of furniture, etc.

Horticulture.

a long, narrow bed planted with flowers, shrubs, or trees.
a strip of ground in which plants are grown, enclosing an area in a garden or running along the edge of a walk or driveway.
the plants growing in such a strip: a border of tulips along the path.

Theater.

a narrow curtain or strip of painted canvas hung above the stage, masking the flies and lighting units, and forming the top of the stage set.
border light.

verb (used with object)

to make a border around; adorn with a border.

to form a border or boundary to.

to lie on the border of; adjoin.

verb (used without object)

to form or constitute a border; be next to: California borders on the Pacific Ocean.

to approach closely in character; verge: The situation borders on tragedy.

Origin of border

1325–75; Middle English bordure < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to bord(er) to border (derivative of bord ship's side, edge < Germanic; see board) + -ure -ure

SYNONYMS FOR border

1 rim, periphery, verge.

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synonym study for border

1. See edge. 2. See boundary.

OTHER WORDS FROM border

bor·dered, adjective bor·der·less, adjective trans·bor·der, adjective un·bor·dered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH border

boarder border

Words nearby border

bordelais, bordelaise, bordello, borden, borden, lizzie, border, border collie, border disease, border leicester, border light, border line

Example sentences from the Web for bordering

Things got so bad a couple of months ago that Omran, along with several of his friends, tried to escape to bordering Egypt.

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Since ISIS stormed the city of Mosul bordering Iraqi Kurdistan last week, the Kurds have been on a war footing.

This Is How You Fight ISIS |Jamie Dettmer |June 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Svein: To be very big on things, bordering on the pretentious, I see it as all of those things.

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After that he rebuilt it and enlarged its bordering territory from 1.8 to 140 hectares.

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The voice, the jingoistic voice, bordering on fascist voice, is what is so very loud now.

Literary City: Ahdaf Soueif’s Cairo |Henry Krempels |February 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bordering upon this we found a whole hill-side honeycombed with columbaria.

From the Oak to the Olive |Julia Ward Howe
Upon the excesses, bordering on insanity, followed the other extreme,—the most rigid abstinence.

Woman under socialism |August Bebel
A few belonged to the town and its bordering hamlets—Chanot, Auroy, Grau.

A Tatter of Scarlet |S. R. Crockett
Alongside of these creations, all bordering upon what we have called the fixed form, there are practical, objective creations.

Essay on the Creative Imagination |Th. Ribot
The entire length of the Danube in or bordering the country is navigable.

Area Handbook for Romania |Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for bordering (1 of 3)

border

/ (ˈbɔːdə) /

noun

a band or margin around or along the edge of something

the dividing line or frontier between political or geographic regions

a region straddling such a boundary
(as modifier)border country

a design or ornamental strip around the edge or rim of something, such as a printed page or dinner plate
(as modifier)a border illustration

a long narrow strip of ground planted with flowers, shrubs, trees, etc, that skirts a path or wall or surrounds a lawn or other area a herbaceous border

verb

(tr) to decorate or provide with a border

(when intr , foll by on or upon)

to be adjacent (to); lie along the boundary (of)his land borders on mine
to be nearly the same (as); verge (on)his stupidity borders on madness

Word Origin for border

C14: from Old French bordure, from border to border, from bort side of a ship, of Germanic origin; see board

British Dictionary definitions for bordering (2 of 3)

Border ¹

/ (ˈbɔːdə) /

noun the Border

(often plural) the area straddling the border between England and Scotland

the area straddling the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

the region in S South Africa around East London

British Dictionary definitions for bordering (3 of 3)

Border ²

/ (ˈbɔːdə) /

noun

Allan (Robert). born 1955, Australian cricketer; played in 156 test matches (1978–1994), 93 as captain; first Australian batsman to score 10,000 test runs

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border

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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of border

SYNONYMS FOR border

synonym study for border

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Word Origin for border

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noun the Border

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

border

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of border

SYNONYMS FOR border

synonym study for border

OTHER WORDS FROM border

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH border

Words nearby border

Words related to bordering

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noun the Border

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