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1. border
noun. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] a line that indicates a boundary.
Synonyms
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Border
- vanorder
- recorder
- disorder
- reorder
- warder
- norder
- gorder
- corder
- boarder
How do you pronounce border?
Pronounce border as ˈbɔrdər.
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Sentences with border
1. Noun, singular or mass
One option is to leave an unfrosted border around the edges of each window pane.
Quotes about border
1. Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.
- Lincoln Steffens
2. To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.
- Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
3. A passport, as I'm sure you know, is a document that one shows to government officials whenever one reaches a border between two countries, so that the official can learn who you are, where you were born, and how you look when photographed unflatteringly.
- Lemony Snicket
2. border
verb. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. border
noun. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary.
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. border
noun. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] the boundary of a surface.
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. border
verb. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] enclose in or as if in a frame.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. border
verb. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] form the boundary of; be contiguous to.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. border
noun. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] a strip forming the outer edge of something.
Antonyms
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. border
verb. ['ˈbɔrdɝ'] provide with a border or edge.
Etymology
- bordure (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bordure (Old French (842-ca. 1400))