adjoin

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verb

1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary (Freq. 3)
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
• Syn:
border, edge, abut, march, butt,
butt against, butt on
• Derivationally related forms:
butt (for: butt), march (for: march), abutment (for: abut), abutter (for: abut), edge (for: edge), edging (for: edge), border (for: border)
• Hypernyms:
touch, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
neighbor, neighbour
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. be in direct physical contact with;
make contact
- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point
• Syn:
touch, meet, contact
• Derivationally related forms:
contact (for: contact), adjunctive, adjunction, touch (for: touch)
• Hyponyms:
cover, spread over, cling, cleave, adhere,
stick, cohere, rub, fray, fret, chafe,
scratch, attach, hug, border, edge, abut,
march, butt, butt against, butt on, surround, environ,
ring, skirt, lean on, rest on, lean against
• Verb Group:
converge, meet
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Our properties adjoin at this point
- His fields adjoin mine at this point
3. attach or add
- I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter
• Hypernyms:
add
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  touch, meet, contact, border, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on