All border synonyms
borΒ·der
B b verb border
- adjoin β If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
- neighbor β a person who lives near another.
- surround β to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- abut β When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- flank β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- touch β to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- contour β You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- define β to describe the nature, properties, or essential qualities of
- communicate β to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
- delineate β If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- outline β the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- decorate β If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- margin β the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- side β one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- set off β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
noun border
- boundary β The boundary of an area of land is an imaginary line that separates it from other areas.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- outskirt β Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- outpost β a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack: We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
- perimeter β the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- trim β to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- circumference β The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
- brim β The brim of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom.
- fringe β a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- rim β the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- lip β either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- periphery β the external boundary of any surface or area.
- verge β the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- hem β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- skirt β the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- brink β If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.
- trimming β the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- bounds β a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds)
- selvage β the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- sideline β a line at the side of something.
- march β to touch at the border; border.
- borderline β The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
- pale β light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- threshold β the sill of a doorway.
- door β a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- beginning β The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- marchland β borderland.