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Border

ˈbɔːdə

Border definitions
noun
border borders
  1. a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas

    "Panama's western border with Costa Rica"

    • a district near the border between two areas

      "a refugee camp on the border"

    • the boundary and adjoining districts between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
    • the boundary and adjoining districts between Scotland and England
  2. the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it

    "the northern border of their distribution area"

  3. a decorative strip around the edge of something

    "she stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris"

    • a strip of ground along the edge of a lawn or path for planting flowers or shrubs

      "geraniums are among the best of border perennials"

verb
border bordered bordering borders
  1. form an edge along or beside (something)

    "a pool bordered by palm trees"

    • provide (something) with a decorative edge

      "the walls were bordered with carved scrolls and cornices"

  2. (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area)

    "regions bordering Azerbaijan"

    adjoin abut (on) bound on butt up against be adjacent to lie next to neighbour be contiguous with touch join connect meet reach extend as far as
  3. come close to or be developing into (an extreme condition)

    "Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria"

    verge on approach come close to come near to be near to be comparable to approximate to be tantamount to be not dissimilar to be not unlike be similar to resemble look like