BORDER as NOUN

  1. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a line that indicates a boundary
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the boundary of a surface
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

BORDER as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • extend on all sides of simultaneously
    • encircle
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • enclose in or as if in a frame
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • frame a picture
    Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • provide with a border or edge
    Synonym(s) 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 Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • form the boundary of
    • be contiguous to
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) border is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)