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border

/ˈbɔədə/

noun

Meaning

  • The outer edge of something.

    "the borders of the garden"

  • A decorative strip around the edge of something.

    "There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame."

  • A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

  • The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

    "The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world."

  • 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.

  • A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.

verb

Meaning

  • To put a border on something.

  • To form a border around; to bound.

  • To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

    "Denmark borders Germany to the south."

  • To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

    "Connecticut borders on Massachusetts."

  • To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).