border
Where nations meet
A border is a line or edge marking where one thing ends and another begins.
Countries share borders; a garden has a border of flowers.
Border can describe the area near such a line: border town, border patrol.
To border something is to share an edge with it or to come close: His comments bordered on insult.
To border something is also to put an edge around it: bordered by hedges.
Boundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
partition · hedgerow · barricade · cordon · divider · checkpoint · enclosure · marker
Point of beginning
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- vergeBorder or cusp
- brinkCritical boundary point
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
line · point · extremity · confine · bound · margin · cusp · precipice
Land under jurisdiction
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- treatyBinding pact between nations
annexation · partition · secession · enclave · exclave · buffer state · separatism · autonomy
Circular outer boundary
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- hemFolded garment edge
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- edgingDecorative border material
margin · verge · brink · periphery · outline · skirt · lip · frame
Point where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
passport · smuggling · visa · guards · control · dispute · security · wall
fence
Boundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
perimeter · partition · hedgerow · barricade · cordon · divider · checkpoint · enclosure · marker · line
threshold
Point of beginning
edge · line · point · extremity · confine · bound · margin · cusp · precipice
territory
Land under jurisdiction
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
treaty · annexation · partition · secession · enclave · exclave · buffer state · separatism · autonomy · jurisdiction
rim
Circular outer boundary
edging · margin · verge · brink · periphery · outline · skirt · lip · frame · contour
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
immigration · passport · smuggling · visa · guards · control · dispute · security · wall · fence
trim
Remove unwanted edges
- edgingDecorative border material
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
piping · embroidery · lace · fringe · ribbon · beading · scrollwork · filigree · appliqué · brocade
flowerbed
Soil area for ornamentals
hedge · edging · bedding · herbaceous · rockery · mulch · landscape · annual · groundcover · pathway
- jigsaw puzzlesinterlocking pieces, center pieces, missing piece, puzzle mat, puzzle board
- Worldearth, globe, planet, continents, continent
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- geography termsmap, atlas, globe, compass, coordinates
- Barriers & Gapswall, fence, barrier, partition, divider
- bordersboundary, boundary line, boundary lines, boundary markers, boundary stones
borderunity
Wholeness through cohesion
continuity · connection · integration · merger · union
- border enforcementSecuring territorial limits
- border townSettlement at territorial edge
- bordering onApproaching a state
- border onAlmost reach or resemble
- border collieHerding breed, exceptionally smart
- bordered onApproached the edge of
borders, bordering, bordered, borderline, border collie, border reivers, borderland, bordering on, borderless