BORDER

BOR ·DER 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a line that indicates a boundary
  2. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
  3. the boundary of a surface
  4. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

💬 Examples

  • "the rug had a wide blue border"

🔗 Similar words

boundary_lineborderlinedelimitationmetemarginperimeter
verb
  1. extend on all sides of simultaneously
  2. form the boundary of
  3. enclose in or as if in a frame
  4. provide with a border or edge

💬 Examples

  • "encircle"
  • "The forest surrounds my property"
  • "be contiguous to"
  • "frame a picture"

🔗 Similar words

surroundenvironringskirtboundframe
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