Definitions for border
ˈbɔr dərbor·der

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. boundary line, border, borderline, delimitation, metenoun

   a line that indicates a boundary

2. margin, border, perimeternoun

   the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

3. edge, bordernoun

   the boundary of a surface

4. molding, moulding, bordernoun

   a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

5. borderverb

   a strip forming the outer edge of something

   "the rug had a wide blue border"

6. surround, environ, ring, skirt, borderverb

   extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

   "The forest surrounds my property"

7. bound, borderverb

   form the boundary of; be contiguous to

8. frame, frame in, borderverb

   enclose in or as if in a frame

   "frame a picture"

9. border, edgeverb

   provide with a border or edge

   "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

10. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt onverb

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

    "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

Wiktionary(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bordernoun

   The outer edge of something.

   a solid 1px border around a table

2. bordernoun

   A decorative strip around the edge of something.

   There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame.

3. bordernoun

   A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

4. bordernoun

   The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

   The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world.

5. bordernoun

   Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.

6. borderverb

   To put a border on something.

7. borderverb

   To lie on, or adjacent to a border.

   Denmark borders Germany to the south

8. Etymology: bordure, from bordure, bordeure, from border, from bort, bord, of origin akin to borte, Borte. More at board.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bordernoun

   the outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink

2. Bordernoun

   a boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district

3. Bordernoun

   a strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of something, as an ornament or finish

4. Bordernoun

   a narrow flower bed

5. Borderverb

   to touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts

6. Borderverb

   to approach; to come near to; to verge

7. Borderverb

   to make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden

8. Borderverb

   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. Borderverb

   to confine within bounds; to limit

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Border

   Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and completely unguarded. Other borders are partially or fully controlled, and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints and border zones may be controlled. Some, mostly contentious, borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Border

   bord′ėr, n. the edge or margin of anything: the march or boundary of a country, esp. that between England and Scotland: a flower-bed in a garden: a piece of ornamental edging or trimming round a garment, &c.—v.i. to resemble (with on): to be adjacent (with upon, with).—v.t. to make or adorn with a border: to bound.—ns. Bord′erer, one who dwells on the border of a country; Bord′er-land.—adj. Bord′erless. [O. Fr. bordure; from root of Board.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. border

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. border

   A term referring to the nature of the vegetation on the margin of a stream or lake, or to artificial works constructed along the banks.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. border

   In heraldry, coats of arms are frequently surrounded with a bordure, the object of which is to show that the bearer is a cadet of the house whose arms he carries. Its character often has reference to the profession of the bearer; thus a bordure embattled is granted to a soldier, and a bordure ermine to a lawyer.

Matched Categories

1. • Boundary
   • Edge
   • Enclose
   • Provide

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'border' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2557

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'border' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3890

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'border' in Nouns Frequency: #895

How to pronounce border?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of border in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of border in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of border in a Sentence

1. Prosecutor General:

   These individuals hold key positions in the Presidential Administration, State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus( Belarusian KGB), Ministry of Internal Affairs, Investigative Committee, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Sport and Tourism, State Border Committee, Ministry of Health, Constitutional Court, Prosecutor General's Office, and district courts in Minsk.

2. Jeffrey Nassof:

   We estimate that Anbang's fees could be $60 million or so, due to the cross-border regulatory issues they are likely to encounter. Not a bad haul for a firm that just disclosed $286 million in total advisory fees for their fiscal 2015.

3. Michelle Lujan Grisham:

   To act as though throwing up a small section of wall on private land does anything to effectively secure our southern border from human- and drug-trafficking or address the humanitarian needs of the asylum seekers and local communities receiving them - that's nonsense.

4. Scott Stewart:

   Meth seizures along the border increased 255-percent from over 8,400 kilograms in 2012 to 30,081 kilograms — that’s the weight of an average loaded cement truck — in 2017. ( U.S. Customs and Border Protection) We are seeing very large seizures of methamphetamine being smuggled across the border into the U.S..

5. Steve Bannon:

   It's zero tolerance. I don't think Kellyanne Conway have to justify it. We have a crisis on the southern border.

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