Definitions of Border [ˈbɔr dər]

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Definition of 'Border'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) border
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.

2.  border
the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line.

3.  border
the district or region that lies along the boundary line of another.

4.  border
the border,

5.  border
the border between the U.S. and Mexico, esp. along the Rio Grande.

6.  border
(in the British Isles) the region along the boundary between England and Scotland.

7.  border
brink; verge.

8.  border
an ornamental design along the edge of a printed page, a drawing, a fabric, etc., or a piece of ornamental trimming around the edge of a rug, garment, article of furniture, etc.

9.  border
a long, narrow bed of plantings, as along a pathway.

10. (v.t.) border
to make a border around; adorn with a border.

11.  border
to form a border or boundary to.

12.  border
to lie on the border of.

13. (v.i.) border
to form or constitute a border; abut.

14.  border
to approach closely in character; verge.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME bordure < AF, OF, der. of border to border, der. of bord ship's side, edge < Gmc; see board)

Definition of 'Border'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, mete
a line that indicates a boundary

2. (noun) margin, border, perimeter
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

3. (noun) edge, border
the boundary of a surface

4. (noun) molding, moulding, border
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

5. (verb) border
a strip forming the outer edge of something
"the rug had a wide blue border"

6. (verb) surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"

7. (verb) bound, border
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

8. (verb) frame, frame in, border
enclose in or as if in a frame
"frame a picture"

9. (verb) border, edge
provide with a border or edge
"edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

10. (verb) border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
"Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

Definition of 'Border'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) border
the boundary between countries
on the border between France and Spain; the U.S. border with Mexico; to cross the border; border guards

2. border
a decorated edge
to add a border to your document pages

3. (verb) border
to be next to
where Texas borders Louisiana

4. border
to form a line along the edge
a field bordered by oak trees

Definition of 'Border'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Border
the outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink

2. (noun) Border
a boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district

3. (noun) Border
a strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish

4. (noun) Border
a narrow flower bed

5. (verb) Border
to touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts

6. (verb) Border
to approach; to come near to; to verge

7. (verb) Border
to make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden

8. (verb) Border
to be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched, as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered on the north by a forest

9. (verb) Border
to confine within bounds; to limit

Definition of 'Border'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

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

Translation of 'Border'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the edge of a particular thing the border of a picture/handkerchief.
Afrikaans: rand	Arabic: حافّة، طَرَف	Bulgarian: ръб, край
Brazilian: orla	Czech: (o)kraj	German: der Rand
Danish: kant; bort	Greek: άκρη, γύρος, μπορντούρα	Spanish: borde
Estonian: serv	Farsi: کناره؛ حاشیه	Finnish: reuna
French: bord(ure)	Hebrew: שָׂפָה, שוּלָיִים	Hindi: किनारा
Croatian: rub	Hungarian: szegély	Indonesian: tepi
Icelandic: brún, jaðar	Italian: contorno, margine	Japanese: へり
Korean: 가장자리	Lithuanian: kraštas	Latvian: mala; apmale; apšuvums
Malay: tepi	Dutch: rand	Norwegian: kant; bord
Polish: brzeg, skraj	Persian: کناره؛ حاشیه	Pashto: حاشیه، سرحد، کنار
Portuguese: orla	Romanian: margine	Russian: край; кромка
Slovak: okraj	Slovenian: rob	Serbian: rub
Swedish: kant, rand	Thai: ขอบ	Turkish: kenar, bordür
Taiwanese: 邊	Ukrainian: край, межа	Urdu: کنارہ ، حاشیہ
Vietnamese: đường viền	Chinese: 边
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