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border in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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 
  2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    "The forest surrounds my property"
    surround  environ  ring  skirt  border 
  3. enclose in or as if in a frame
    "frame a picture"
    frame  frame in  border 
  4. provide with a border or edge
    "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
    border  edge 
  5. form the boundary of; be contiguous to
    bound  border 
noun
  1. a strip forming the outer edge of something
    "the rug had a wide blue border"
    border 
  2. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
    molding  moulding  border 
  3. a line that indicates a boundary
    boundary line  border  borderline  delimitation  mete 
  4. the boundary of a surface
    edge  border 
  5. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
    margin  border  perimeter 
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