border

border

noun

Definition of BORDER

1

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <a rug with a fancily embroidered border>

Synonyms borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge

Related Words ambit; brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip; ceiling, maximum; demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination; borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage; lap; shore

Near Antonyms center, core, heart; inner, inside, interior, middle, within

2

a region along the dividing line between two countries <people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport>

Synonyms border, borderland, march

Related Words no-man's-land