Entry Word: border

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <a rug with a fancily embroidered border>

Synonyms bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge

Related Words crest, hem, lip; ceiling, maximum; demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, restriction, termination; borderland, frontier, march, pale

Near Antonyms center; inner, inside, interior

2 a region along the dividing line between two countries <people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport> — see frontier 1