border — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.

   More examples (3)

   The identification of the border between England and Scotland always has been a source of interest to railway travellers. For many years, however, the exact points north of Berwick and Carlisle at which the Anglo-Scottish main lines passed from one country to the other were not defined, but the erection of clear and unmistakable lineside signs has put the matter beyond all doubt.

   The Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday the men had been killed on Tuesday in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, on the border of Kandahar just north of the provincial capital Lashkar Gah.

   23 June 2018, Mattha Busb, The Independent, Jogger crosses US-Canada border by mistake, is held for two weeks in detention centre A French tourist who accidentally crossed the border into the US from Canada during an evening jog was sent to a detention centre 125 miles away and held for two weeks until she was released.

2. The outer edge of something.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   the borders of the garden

   upon the borders of these solitudes

   More examples (1)

   in the borders of death

3. A decorative strip around the edge of something.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   There’s a nice frilly border around the picture frame.

   a solid border around a table of figures

4. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

5. Border morris or border dancing.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Uncountable

6. A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To put a border on something.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To form a border around; to bound.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Denmark borders Germany to the south.

4. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.

5. To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   Wit which borders upon profaneness […]deserves to be branded as folly.

Noun

1. a line that indicates a boundary

   Synonyms

   boundary lineborderlinedelimitationmete

   Broader terms

   boundaryboundbounds

2. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

   Synonyms

   marginperimeter

   Broader terms

   boundaryedgebound

3. the boundary of a surface

   Synonyms

   edge

   Broader terms

   boundaryboundbounds

4. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

   Synonyms

   moldingmoulding

   Broader terms

   edge

5. a strip forming the outer edge of something

   Broader terms

   edge

   Examples

   the rug had a wide blue border

Verb

1. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

   Synonyms

   surroundenvironringskirt

   Broader terms

   touchadjoinmeetcontact

   Examples

   The forest surrounds my property

2. form the boundary of; be contiguous to

   Synonyms

   bound

   Broader terms

   enclosehold inconfine

3. enclose in or as if in a frame

   Synonyms

   frameframe in

   Broader terms

   encloseclose inincloseshut in

   Examples

   frame a picture

4. provide with a border or edge

   Synonyms

   edge

   Broader terms

   supplyproviderenderfurnishoffer

   Examples

   edge the tablecloth with embroidery

5. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

   Synonyms

   adjoinedgeabutmarchbuttbutt againstbutt on

   Broader terms

   touchadjoinmeetcontact

   Examples

   Canada adjoins the U.S.

   England marches with Scotland