what does border mean?
BORDER as NOUN
- Meaning
- a strip forming the outer edge of something
Usage Example(s)
- the rug had a wide blue border
Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a line that indicates a boundary
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the boundary of a surface
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BORDER as VERB
- Meaning
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- extend on all sides of simultaneously
- encircle
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- The forest surrounds my property
Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- enclose in or as if in a frame
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- provide with a border or edge
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Usage Example(s)
- edge the tablecloth with embroidery
Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- form the boundary of
- be contiguous to
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Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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