BORDER
border
(noun) a strip forming the outer edge of something; “the rug had a wide blue border”
molding, moulding, border
(noun) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
edge, border
(noun) the boundary of a surface
margin, border, perimeter
(noun) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
(verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; “Canada adjoins the U.S.”; “England marches with Scotland”
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
(verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; “The forest surrounds my property”
frame, frame in, border
(verb) enclose in or as if in a frame; “frame a picture”
border, edge
(verb) provide with a border or edge; “edge the tablecloth with embroidery”
bound, border
(verb) form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
border (plural borders)
The outer edge of something.
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
(British) Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
Verb
border (third-person singular simple present borders, present participle bordering, simple past and past participle bordered)
(transitive) To put a border on something.
(transitive) To form a border around; to bound.
(transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
(intransitive) To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
(intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
Anagrams
• roberd
Proper noun
Border (plural Borders)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Border is the 13291st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2295 individuals. Border is most common among White (92.68%) individuals.
Anagrams
• roberd
Source: Wiktionary
Bor"der, n. Etym: [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See Board, n., and cf. Bordure.]
1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink. Upon the borders of these solitudes. Bentham. In the borders of death. Barrow.
2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.
3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish.
4. A narrow flower bed. Border land, land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as, the border land of science.
– The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.
– Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.
Syn.
– Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary; confine.
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.
2. To approach; to come near to; to verge. Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be branded as folly. Abp. Tillotson.
Bor"der, v. t.
1. To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.
2. To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest. The country is bordered by a broad tract called the "hot region." Prescott. Shebah and Raamah . . . border the sea called the Persian gulf. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. To confine within bounds; to limit. [Obs.] That nature, which contemns its origin, Can not be bordered certain in itself. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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