border

bor-der · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.

  2. 2.

    To form an edge along or beside something.

  3. 3.

    The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.

  4. 4.

    To come close to being something.

  5. 5.

    A decorative strip around the edge of something.

Forms

plural: borders

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    border on — to be almost the same as; to verge on
  • •
    border crossing — a place where one crosses a border
  • •
    border control — inspection at a national boundary
  • •
    borderline — at the boundary between two conditions

Related words

Antonyms: center, interior
See also: boundary, edge, frontier
Synonyms: boundary, edge, frontier, margin

Etymology

From Old French bordure ("border, edge"), from border ("to border"), from Frankish bord ("side of a ship, edge").