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Border

noun
/ˈbɔədə/
Word Frequency: 26.5

Definitions

1.nounThe outer edge of something.
"the borders of the garden"
2.nounA decorative strip around the edge of something.
"There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame."
3.nounA strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
4.nounThe line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
"The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world."
5.nounBorder morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
6.nounA string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
7.verbTo put a border on something.
8.verbTo form a border around; to bound.
9.verbTo lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
"Denmark borders Germany to the south."
10.verbTo touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
"Connecticut borders on Massachusetts."
11.verbTo approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Synonyms

edgesurroundabutframedelimitationadjoinmarginborderlinemouldingmoldingperimeterbound

Rhymes With

orderin orderdisorderrecordertall orderattention deficit disorderpurchase orderposttraumatic stress disorder
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