Sekirov Dictionary

border

UK /ˈbɔː.də/US /ˈbɔɹ.dɚ/

noun 6
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

The outer edge of something.
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a line where one country or area ends and another one begins
- The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.
- 23 June 2018, Mattha Busb, The Independent, Jogger crosses US-Canada border by mistake, is held for two weeks in detention centre A French tourist who accidentally crossed the border into the US from Canada during an evening jog was sent to a detention centre 125 miles away and held for two weeks until she was released.
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A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- There’s a nice frilly border around the picture frame.
- a solid border around a table of figures
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
(UK) Border morris or border dancing.

verb5

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To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
- Denmark borders Germany to the south.
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To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- Connecticut borders on Massachusetts.
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To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
- Wit which borders upon profaneness […]deserves to be branded as folly. — 1671
To form a border around; to bound.
To put a border on something.

forms

bordered · bordering · borders

Phrases with border

border on
To share a border with.

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