bordering

Plural: borderings

Verb

• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
• form the boundary of; be contiguous to
• enclose in or as if in a frame
• provide with a border or edge
• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• present participle and gerund of border

Adj

• Having a common boundary or border

Noun

• A pattern or ornament forming a border.

Examples

• France and Spain are bordering nations.

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, border, bound, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, environ, frame, frame in, march, ring, skirt, surround

Related Words

border on

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