adjoins
Sits right beside
Adjoins means to be next to or share a boundary with: The kitchen adjoins the dining room.
Properties that adjoin touch at their borders.
Rooms that adjoin connect directly.
The word implies physical contact or immediate proximity rather than mere nearness—adjoining states share a border, neighboring states might not.
Person living nearby
- adjacentDirectly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- borderingSharing an edge with
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
alongside · next to · beside · abutting · flanking · neighboring · nearby · immediate
neighbor
Person living nearby
- adjacentDirectly next to
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- borderingSharing an edge with
touching · alongside · next to · beside · abutting · flanking · neighboring · nearby · immediate · side-by-side
border
Outer edge or limit
limit · demarcation · line · margin · verge · rim · fringe · interface · partition · separation
connect
Join or link
contact · abut · attach · unite · merge · converge · intersect · share · party wall · boundary line