border
1. a line that indicates a boundary (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
boundary line, borderline, delimitation, mete
• Derivationally related forms:
delimitate (for: delimitation), delimit (for: delimitation)
• Hypernyms:
boundary, bound, bounds
• Hyponyms:
circumference, circuit, fence line, property line, state line, state boundary
• Instance Hyponyms:
Green Line, Line of Control
2. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
margin, perimeter
• Derivationally related forms:
marginal (for: margin)
• Hypernyms:
boundary, edge, bound
• Hyponyms:
lip
3. the boundary of a surface (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
edge
• Derivationally related forms:
edge (for: edge)
• Hypernyms:
boundary, bound, bounds
• Hyponyms:
brink, limb
4. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
• Syn:
molding, moulding
• Hypernyms:
edge
• Part Holonyms:
picture frame
5. a strip forming the outer edge of something
- the rug had a wide blue border
• Hypernyms:
edge
• Hyponyms:
edging, selvage, selvedge, verge
1. extend on all sides of simultaneously;
encircle (Freq. 3)
- The forest surrounds my property
• Syn:
surround, environ, ring, skirt
• Derivationally related forms:
surround (for: surround), surroundings (for: surround)
• Hypernyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
fringe, girdle, gird, cloister, enclose,
close in, inclose, shut in, hem in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. form the boundary of;
be contiguous to (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
bound
• See Also:
border on
• Derivationally related forms:
boundary (for: bound), bound (for: bound)
• Hypernyms:
enclose, hold in, confine
• Hyponyms:
skirt, verge, shore
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. enclose in or as if in a frame (Freq. 1)
- frame a picture
• Syn:
frame, frame in
• Derivationally related forms:
frame (for: frame), framing (for: frame)
• Hypernyms:
enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. provide with a border or edge
- edge the tablecloth with embroidery
• Syn:
edge
• Derivationally related forms:
edge (for: edge), edger (for: edge)
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
• Syn:
adjoin, 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)
• Hypernyms:
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
• Hyponyms:
neighbor, neighbour
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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