Overview of noun border

The noun border has 5 senses

• boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete -- (a line that indicates a boundary)


• margin, border, perimeter -- (the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary)


• edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface)


• molding, moulding, border -- (a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge)


• border -- (a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border")

Overview of verb border

The verb border has 5 senses

• surround, environ, ring, skirt, border -- (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property")


• bound, border -- (form the boundary of; be contiguous to)


• frame, frame in, border -- (enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture")


• border, edge -- (provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery")


• border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on -- (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland")