border
noun
[ ˈbɔːdə ]
• a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.
• "Panama's western border with Costa Rica"
• the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.
• "the northern border of their distribution area"
• a decorative strip around the edge of something.
• "she stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris"
border
verb
• form an edge along or beside (something).
• "a pool bordered by palm trees"
Similar:
surround,
enclose,
encircle,
circle,
edge,
skirt,
fringe,
hem,
bound,
line,
flank,
• (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area).
• "regions bordering Azerbaijan"
Similar:
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,
• come close to or be developing into (an extreme condition).
• "Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria"
Similar:
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,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bordeure ; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to board.
