Edge+or+border

  • 31border — I noun ambit, borderland, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, circumjacence, confine, contiguity, edge, edging, end, enframement, extremity, flange, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, ledge, limit, line of demarcation, marge, margin, outline …

    Law dictionary

  • 32Edge — Edge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edging}.] 1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen. [1913 Webster] To edge her champion s sword. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33Border — Bor der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. [1913 Webster] 2. To approach; to come near to; to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34edge — n 1 verge, rim, brink, margin, *border, brim Analogous words: *limit, end, bound, confine: *circumference, periphery, compass 2 odds, *advantage, handicap, allowance …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 35border — 1. noun 1) the border of a medieval manuscript Syn: edge, margin, perimeter, circumference, periphery; rim, fringe, verge; sides 2) the Canadian border Syn: frontier, boundary; …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 36border — bordered, adj. borderless, adj. /bawr deuhr/, n. 1. the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. 2. the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line: You cannot cross the border… …

    Universalium

  • 37border — I UK [ˈbɔː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈbɔrdər] noun [countable] Word forms border : singular border plural borders *** 1) the official line separating two countries or regions border between: the border between Hungary and Romania border with: Iraq s… …

    English dictionary

  • 38border — bor|der1 [ bɔrdər ] noun count *** 1. ) => NOTE the official line separating two countries or states: border between: the border between Texas and Mexico border with: Argentina s northern border with Bolivia across/over the border: Thousands… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39border — bor|der1 W2S3 [ˈbo:də US ˈbo:rdər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bordure, from border to border , from bort border ] 1.) the official line that separates two countries, states, or areas, or the area close to this line ▪ the German… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40border — bor•der [[t]ˈbɔr dər[/t]] n. 1) the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary 2) the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line 3) the district or region that lies along the boundary… …

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