border — [n1] outermost edge, margin bound, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, confine, end, extremity, fringe, hem, limit, line, lip, outskirt, perimeter, periphery, rim, selvage, skirt, trim, trimming, verge; concepts 484,827 Ant. center,… … New thesaurus
border — bordered, adj. borderless, adj. /bawr deuhr/, n. 1. the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. 2. the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line: You cannot cross the border… … Universalium
border — bor•der [[t]ˈbɔr dər[/t]] n. 1) the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary 2) the line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line 3) the district or region that lies along the boundary… … From formal English to slang
border — /ˈbɔdə / (say bawduh) noun 1. a side, edge, or margin. 2. a. the line that separates one country, state, or province from another; frontier line. b. Australian History the margin of land surveyed and ready for tenure. 3. a. the district or region …
frontier — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. borderland, outskirts; wilderness. See limit, contact. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Boundary] Syn. edge, verge, limit; see boundary . 2. [Backwoods] Syn. hinterland, remote districts, outskirts; see country … English dictionary for students
Border — Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer part or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Border land — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
border — I noun ambit, borderland, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, circumjacence, confine, contiguity, edge, edging, end, enframement, extremity, flange, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, ledge, limit, line of demarcation, marge, margin, outline … Law dictionary
frontier — I noun ambit, border, borderland, bound, boundary, boundary line, circumjacencies, compass, confinium, demarcation line, edge, faubourg, finis, fringe, limit, limitations, line of demarcation, march, outer district, outer edge, outer part,… … Law dictionary
boundary — bound·ary n pl ar·ies: a theoretical line that marks the limit of an area of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. boundary I … Law dictionary
border — [bôr′dər] n. [ME & OFr bordure < border, to border < Frank * bord, margin: see BOARD] 1. an edge or a part near an edge; margin; side 2. a dividing line between two countries, states, etc. or the land along it; frontier 3. a narrow strip,… … English World dictionary
