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verb
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
border
adjoin
edge
abut
march
butt
butt against
butt on
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"
surround
environ
ring
skirt
border
enclose in or as if in a frame
"frame a picture"
frame
frame in
border
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
border
edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
bound
border
noun
a strip forming the outer edge of something
"the rug had a wide blue border"
border
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
molding
moulding
border
a line that indicates a boundary
boundary line
border
borderline
delimitation
mete
the boundary of a surface
edge
border
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
margin
border
perimeter
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