adjoin

Share a boundary

Adjoin means to be next to or share a boundary with: The kitchen adjoins the dining room.

Two things that adjoin touch or connect directly—adjoining rooms share a wall, adjoining properties share a fence line.

The word implies physical proximity without overlap: Her office adjoins mine.

connection

connect

Join or link

  • linkPoint of connection
  • abutTouch at boundary
  • meetCome into contact

touch · butt · conjoin · annex · append · attach · unite · merge · couple · bond

spatial

abutting

Sharing a common border

neighboring · adjacent · juxtaposed · side-by-side · coterminous · tangent · next · beside · alongside · parallel

boundary

border

Outer edge or limit

demarcation · margin · verge · brink · threshold · limit · rim · fringe · partition · confines

property

parcel

Wrapped item for shipping

plot · land · easement · survey · deed · subdivision · zoning · setback · right-of-way · encroachment

Opposites
spatial proximity

adjoinseparate

To set apart

detach · disjoin · disconnect · stand apart · sever

Phrases
Family

adjoining, adjoined, adjoins

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G