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ALL meanings of borders

Bor·ders
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  • noun borders administrative division of S Scotland, on the English border: 1,800 sq mi (4,662 sq km); pop. 101,000 3
  • noun borders the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. 1
  • noun borders the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line: You cannot cross the border without a visa. 1
  • noun borders the district or region that lies along the boundary line of another. 1
  • noun borders the frontier of civilization. 1
  • noun borders the border. the border between the U.S. and Mexico, especially along the Rio Grande. (in the British Isles) the region along the boundary between England and Scotland. 1
  • noun borders brink; verge. 1
  • noun borders an ornamental strip or design around the edge of a printed page, a drawing, etc. 1
  • noun borders an ornamental design or piece of ornamental trimming around the edge of a fabric, rug, garment, article of furniture, etc. 1
  • noun borders Horticulture. a long, narrow bed planted with flowers, shrubs, or trees. a strip of ground in which plants are grown, enclosing an area in a garden or running along the edge of a walk or driveway. the plants growing in such a strip: a border of tulips along the path. 1
  • noun borders Theater. a narrow curtain or strip of painted canvas hung above the stage, masking the flies and lighting units, and forming the top of the stage set. border light. 1
  • verb with object borders to make a border around; adorn with a border. 1
  • verb with object borders to form a border or boundary to. 1
  • verb with object borders to lie on the border of; adjoin. 1
  • verb without object borders to form or constitute a border; be next to: California borders on the Pacific Ocean. 1
  • verb without object borders to approach closely in character; verge: The situation borders on tragedy. 1
  • noun borders plural of border. 0
  • verb borders Third-person singular simple present indicative form of border. 0
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