border

bor·der  (bôrdr)

n.

1. A part that forms the outer edge of something.

2. A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.

3. A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.

4. The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.

v. bor·dered, bor·der·ing, bor·ders

v.tr.

1. To put a border on.

2. To lie along or adjacent to the border of: Canada borders the United States.

v.intr.

1. To lie adjacent to another: The United States borders on Canada.

2. To be almost like another in character: an act that borders on heroism.

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[Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, from border, to border, from bort, border, of Germanic origin.]

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border·er n.

Synonyms: border, margin, edge, verge¹, brink, rim, brim
These nouns refer to the line or narrow area that marks the outside limit of something such as a surface. Border refers either to the boundary line (a fence along the border of the property) or to the area immediately inside (a frame with a wide border). Margin is a border of more or less precisely definable width: the margin of the page.
Edge refers to the bounding line formed by the continuous convergence of two surfaces: sat on the edge of the chair.
Verge is an extreme terminating line or edge: the sun's afterglow on the verge of the horizon.
Figuratively it indicates a point at which something is likely to begin or to happen: an explorer on the verge of a great discovery.
Brink denotes the edge of a steep place: stood on the brink of the cliff.
In an extended sense it indicates the likelihood or imminence of a sudden change: on the brink of falling in love.
Rim most often denotes the edge of something circular or curved: a crack in the rim of the lens.
Brim applies to the upper edge or inner side of the rim of something shaped like a basin: lava issuing from the brim of the crater.

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border

Noun

1. the dividing line between political or geographic regions

2. a band or margin around or along the edge of something

3. a design around the edge of something

4. a narrow strip of ground planted with flowers or shrubs: a herbaceous border

Verb

1. to provide with a border

2.

a. to be adjacent to; lie along the boundary of

b. to be nearly the same as; verge on: a story that borders on the unbelievable [Old French bort side of a ship]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	border - a line that indicates a boundary     borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something circumference, circuit - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" fence line - a boundary line created by a fence property line - the boundary line between two pieces of property state boundary, state line - the boundary between two states
	2.	border - the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary margin, perimeter lip - either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
	3.	border - the boundary of a surface             edge boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something brink - the edge of a steep place limb - (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
	4.	border - a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge moulding, molding edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" picture frame - a framework in which a picture is mounted
	5.	border - a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border" edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) selvage, selvedge - border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet verge - a grass border along a road
Verb	1.	border - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" environ, surround, skirt, ring adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" gird, girdle - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden
	2.	border - form the boundary of; be contiguous to bound skirt - form the edge of verge - border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal" shore - serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees" hold in, enclose, confine - close in; darkness enclosed him" border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
	3.	border - enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" frame, frame in inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	4.	border - provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery" edge furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	5.	border - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" abut, adjoin, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"

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border

noun 1. frontier, line, marches, limit, bounds, boundary, perimeter, borderline, borderland

noun 2. edge, lip, margin, skirt, verge, rim, hem, brim, flange

verb 3. edge, bound, decorate, trim, fringe, rim, hem

border on something come close to, approach, be like, resemble, be similar to, approximate, come near

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In cartography, the area of a map or chart lying between the neatline and the surrounding framework.

Translations

border [ˈbɔːdəʳ] n → borde m; margen m [of a country] → frontera

adj → fronterizo;

the Borders → región fronteriza entre Escocia e Inglaterra

border on vt fus → lindar con;

(fig) → rayar en

border [ˈbɔːdəʳ] n → bordure f; bord m [of a country]; frontière f;

the Borders → la région frontière entre l'Écosse et l'Angleterre

border on vt fus → être voisin(e) de → toucher à

border [ˈbɔːdəʳ] n → Grenze f;

(for flowers) → Rabatte f;

(on cloth etc) → Bordüre f

vt (road) → säumen;

(another country) (also: border on) → grenzen an +acc;

Borders n: the Borders → das Grenzgebiet zwischen England und Schottland

border on vt fus (fig) → grenzen an +acc

border [ˈbɔːdəʳ] n → orlo; margine m [of a country] → frontiera;

the Border → la frontiera tra l'Inghilterra e la Scozia;

the Borders → la zona di confine tra l'Inghilterra e la Scozia

border on vt fus → confinare con

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border

n border [ˈboːdə]

1 the edge of a particular thing the border of a picture/handkerchief.randحافّة، طَرَفръб, край(o)krajkant; bortder Randάκρη, γύρος, μπορντούραbordeservکناره؛ حاشیهreunabord(ure)שָׂפָה, שוּלָיִיםकिनाराrubszegélytepibrún, jaðarcontorno, margineへり가장자리kraštasmala; apmale; apšuvumstepirandkant; bordbrzeg, skrajorlamargineкрай; кромкаokrajrobrubkant, randขอบkenar, bordür邊край, межаکنارہ ، حاشیہđường viền边

2 the boundary of a country They'll ask for your passport at the border.grensحَدٌّграницаhranicegrænsedie Grenzeσύνοραfronterapiirمرزrajafrontièreגְבוּלसीमाgranicahatárperbatasanlandamærifrontiera国境국경sienarobežasempadangrensgrense (område)granicafronteiragraniţăграницаhranicamejagranicagränsพรมแดน; ชายแดนsınır邊境кордонکسی ملک کی سرحدbiên giới边境

3 a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc a flower border.akker, randakkerحاشية، نطاقлеха с цветяokrajový záhonbeddie Umrandungπαρτέρι με λουλούδια που περικλείει γρασίδιarriatelillepeenarحاشیهkukkapenkkiplate-bandeשוּלָיִיםक्‍यारीgredicaszegélypagar hidupblómabeð/-reinaiuola縁取りの花壇화단pakraštysapmalebatasboordkantbedrabatacanteirorăzorбордюрzáhongredicaživicakantrabattแปลงดอกไม้รอบสนามหญ้าuzun çiçek tarhı花壇бордюрکسی باغیچے کے سرے پر پھولوں کا تختہviền hoa花坛

v

(with on) to come near to or lie on the border of Germany borders on France.grensيَحُدُّграничаhraničit sgrænse op tilgrenzen anσυνορεύω μεlindar conpiirnemaدر مرز چیزی قرار گرفتن؛ نزدیک شدنrajoittuatoucher à, être limitrophe deלִגבוֹל בְּ-से लगा हुआ होनाgraničitihatáros vmivelberbatasanliggja aðconfinare con～に隣接する접하다ribotis, turėti bendrą sienąrobežot; robežotiessempadangrenzen aangrense opp til; tangeregraniczyć zfazer fronteiraa se învecina cu, a fi lângăграничитьhraničiť smejiti nagraničiti segränsa tillอยู่ติดกับsınırdaş olmak接界межуватиکسی جگہ کی حد پر قائم ہونا ، اتصالtiếp giáp接界

adj ˈborderline

doubtful; on the border between one thing and another He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.grensgevalعَلى الحَدِّ بَيْنَмеждиненpochybnýgrænsetilfælde; grænse-an einer Grenze; Grenz-...οριακόςcaso límitepiir-حد واسط؛ بینابینraja-cas limiteקַו גְבוּלसीमारेखाgraničnihatáresetmeragukanóvissu-, vafa-(caso) limiteどっちつかずの어중간한ribinis, ant ribosapšaubāms; šaubīgsantara tengah-tengahgrens-grense-granicznycaso limitelimităсомнительный; пограничныйpochybný; hraničnýmejni (primer)granični slučajgränsfallตามชายแดนsınırda olan; belirsiz可疑的，邊界上的прикордонний; такий, що межуєحد کے قریب ہوناranh giới可疑的，边界上的

n

the border between one thing and another He was on the borderline between passing and failing.grensالحَدُّ الفاصِلграницаhranicegrænsedie Grenzeόριο, μεταίχμιο, διαχωριστική γραμμήlímitepiirمرزrajalimiteגְבוּלसीमा-रेखाgranična crtahatár(vonal)batasá mörkunumlimite境界線어중간한ribarobežagarisan sempadangrensgrensegranica, linia granicznalimitegraniţăграница; граньhranicamejagranicagränslinjeเส้นเขตแดนsınır(çizgisi)分界線граньحدgiới tuyến分界线