borders
Meaning of borders
plural noun
- a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.
Panama's western border with Costa Rica
border controls
- the edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.
the northern border of their distribution area
the unknown regions at the borders of physics and electronics
- a decorative strip around the edge of something.
she stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris
- form an edge along or beside (something).
a pool bordered by palm trees
- (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area).
regions bordering Azerbaijan
the states bordering on the Black Sea
- come close to or be developing into (an extreme condition).
Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria
late Middle English: from Old French bordeure ; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to board.
Information about borders
- The singular form of borders is: border.
- Languages in which borders is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of borders
bor-ders
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- borders is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
borders synonyms
Meaning a line or border separating two countries:
Meaning a line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line:
Meaning (especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts:
Meaning a division between two distinct or opposite things:
Meaning the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object:
Meaning the third month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of spring:
Meaning a leaping movement towards or over something:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Meaning surround or close off on all sides:
Meaning form a circle around; surround:
Meaning move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once:
Meaning provide with a border or edge:
Meaning be situated along or around the edge of:
Meaning decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe:
Meaning turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth):
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning stand or be positioned at intervals along:
Meaning be on each or on one side of:
Meaning be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land):
Meaning (of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another):
Meaning come into or be in contact with:
Meaning link; connect:
Meaning bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established:
Meaning arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone):
Meaning stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something:
Meaning come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time:
Meaning have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like:
Words that rhyme with borders
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