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Another word for border

border Synonyms

border

n.

Edge
margin, hem, trim; see decoration 2, edge 1, fringe 2, rim, trimming 1.
Boundary
boundary, frontier, outpost, perimeter; see boundary, edge 1. See syn. study at rim.

border Synonyms

border

v.

be adjacent to, adjoin, abut (on); see join 3.

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Another word for border

noun

A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:
borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, periphery, rim, verge. (Chiefly Military) perimeter. See edge
The line or area separating geopolitical units:
borderland, boundary, frontier, march², marchland. See edge, territory

verb

To put or form a border on:
bound², edge, fringe, margin, rim, skirt, verge. See edge
To be contiguous or next to:
abut, adjoin, bound², butt², join, meet¹, neighbor, touch, verge. See near

phrasal verb border on or upon

To come near, as in quality or amount:

approach, approximate, challenge, rival, verge on. See same

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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.
Bring me the south-of-the-border stuff.
The helo flew west, towards the border with Idaho.

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