border

Meaning

Noun

1. The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
2. The outer edge of something.
3. A decorative strip around the edge of something.
4. A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
5. border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
6. A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.

Verb

1. To put a border on something.
2. To form a border around; to bound.
3. To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
4. To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
5. To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

Concepts

border

edge

boundary

frontier

limit

rim

end

margin

fringe

side

brink

hem

perimeter

edging

brim

verge

borderline

bound

periphery

adjoin

line

march

confine

bank

boundary line

shore

skirt

extremity

be adjacent

frame

list

abut

circumference

barrier

border line

bounds

brow

marge

neighbor

vicinity

tip

environs

butt

frame in

molding

moulding

delimitation

mete

seam

selvage

border on

welt

juncture

frieze

confines

outline

demarcation

precinct

area

region

zone

territory

riverside

foot

neighbour

butt against

butt on

environ

ring

surround

abutment

rand

line of demarcation

hedge

flank

bourn

bourne

trim

localise

localize

adjacent to

surroundings

flange

lip

be adjacent to

be next to

touch

mental state

crisis

remote region

relations

relative

grounds

corner

be contiguous

domain

land

realm

river bank

extent

range

base

pedestal

bordering strip

balk

boundary-strip

neighbourhood

proximity

chain

environs of the earth

bypass

coast

outskirt

skirting

blade

ridge

point

share the same border

acacia tree

fence

abuttal

boundary stone

landmark

arris

ledge

limb

neb

peak

allowance

scope

Terminus

ambit

ceiling

purview

stint

felloe

limbus

curb

kerb

contiguous

finish

order

verge on

partition

beach

decoration

ornament

sideboard

parameter

raja

terminal point

terminus ad quem

cap

clamp down

delimit

delimitate

demarcate

determine

encumber

hamstring

inhibit

narrow down

number

restrict

tie

binding

facing

face

run along

outskirts

threshold

ruler

straightedge

inlay

key point

surface

plot

borders

boundaries

frontiers

limits

contour

frill

near

nearby

sign

desert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔədə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bord, equivalent to modern French bord (“a border”) + -er.
Akin to Middle High German borte (“border, trim”), German Borte (“ribbon, trimming”). Doublet of bordure. More at board.