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Border has 13 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a line that indicates a boundary

"The new fence was built along the border of the two properties to clearly mark where one yard ended and the other began."

2

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

"The hikers stayed close to the border of the national park where the trees suddenly grew much taller and denser than in the surrounding fields."

3

the boundary of a surface

"The paint has chipped along the border of the wooden table."

4

a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

"The artisan carefully applied gold leaf to the intricate border framing the antique mirror."

5

a strip forming the outer edge of something

"the rug had a wide blue border"

6

The outer edge of something.

"The hikers carefully followed the river's border to stay within their designated campsite."

In plain English: A border is the line that marks where one place ends and another begins.

"The old fence clearly marks the border between our property and the neighbor's yard."

Usage: Use "border" to refer to the line or strip that marks the edge of an area or object, such as a garden border or a national border. Do not use it to mean the act of touching or being adjacent to something, which is the function of the verb phrase "to border on."

Verb
1

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

"The forest surrounds my property"

2

form the boundary of; be contiguous to

"The dense forest borders the small village on three sides."

3

enclose in or as if in a frame

"frame a picture"

4

provide with a border or edge

"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

5

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

"Canada adjoins the U.S."

"England marches with Scotland"

6

To put a border on something.

"She decided to buy gold leaf to border the edges of her handmade greeting cards."

In plain English: To border something means to touch or be right next to it without going over the edge.

"The new garden borders the old forest."

Usage: Use "border" as a verb to describe two things touching or meeting along an edge, such as forests bordering a city. Do not use it to mean adding a decorative frame around an image, which requires the phrasal verb "border on" only in the sense of approaching a limit or topic.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"My neighbor, Mr. Border, invited us over for dinner last night."

Example Sentences
"The old fence clearly marks the border between our property and the neighbor's yard." noun
"The new garden borders the old forest." verb
"The fence borders our property on the north side." verb
"She bordered the cake with fresh strawberries before serving it." verb
"Please border the field with tall grass to keep deer away." verb
See Also
edge coast ural mountains interborder bordering ambitus formatting borders
Related Terms
edge coast ural mountains interborder bordering ambitus formatting borders terminus cross border schengen area corneolimbal great lakes foray political salband entropium liminocentric geniohyoid engrailed
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
boundary edge touch enclose supply
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
circumference fence line property line state line lip brink limb edging selvage verge fringe girdle cloister enclose hem in skirt shore neighbor

Origin

The word "border" comes from Middle English and Old French roots that originally referred to an edge or trim. It traveled into modern usage as a synonym for the boundary line between two areas.

Rhyming Words
der ider oder eder cder hoder alder nader under udder loder inder seder wider moder coder order cnder odder cyder
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