border

1. 1.

   extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

   “The forest surrounds my property”

   Synonymssurroundenvironringskirt

   Broadertouch

   Narrowerfringegirdlecloisterenclosehem in
2. 2.

   form the boundary of; be contiguous to

   Synonymsbound

   Broaderenclose

   Narrowerskirtvergeshore
3. 3.

   enclose in or as if in a frame

   “frame a picture”

   Synonymsframeframe in

   Broaderenclose
4. 4.

   provide with a border or edge

   “edge the tablecloth with embroidery”

   Synonymsedge

   Broadersupply
5. 5.

   lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

   “Canada adjoins the U.S.”

   “England marches with Scotland”

   Synonymsadjoinedgeabutmarchbuttbutt againstbutt on

   Broadertouch

   Narrowerneighbor

Other forms of border

plural

borders·

past tense

borderred·

present participle

borderring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about border

What does border mean?

border means "a line that indicates a boundary". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in border?

border has 2 syllables: bor-der. The stress falls on "bor". In IPA it is /ˈbɔɹdɚ/.

What is another word for border?

Close synonyms include boundary line, borderline, delimitation, mete, margin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is border a common word?

border is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with border?

2 words rhyme with border. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.