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Another word for border

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Noun

  1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary

    See also:

    edge

  2. The line or area separating geopolitical units

    See also:

    territory

    edge

Verb

  1. To put or form a border on

    See also:

    edge

  2. To be contiguous or next to

    See also:

    near

Idioms:

    upon

  1. To come near, as in quality or amount

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for border

Noun

  1. Edge

    See also:

    trimming

    rim

    fringe

    edge

    decoration

  2. Boundary

    See also:

    rim

    edge

    boundary

Verb
  1. See also:

    join

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Sentence Examples

  • Brockville is just over the border from Maryland and Washington.

  • You're at the border of a restricted area, by the way.

  • After adding a bottom border, she changed to the red icing.

  • The helo flew west, towards the border with Idaho.

  • When she reached the border of their kingdoms, she broke east on a dirt road.

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