bordering

bordering
index adjacent, close (near), contiguous, immediate (not distant), proximate

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  • Bordering — Border Bor der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bordering}.] 1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or adjacent; with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on Massachusetts. [1913 Webster] 2. To approach; to come near …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bordering — adjective Having a common boundary or border France and Spain are bordering nations …   Wiktionary

  • bordering upon — index proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bordering — Synonyms and related words: adjacent, adjoining, beading, binding, borderline, bordure, boundary, bounding, coastal, connecting, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, determinant, determinative, determining, edging, end to end, endways, endwise …   Moby Thesaurus

  • bordering — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rimming, bounding, neighboring, adjoining, fringing, edging, lining, conjoining, verging, skirting, flanking, connecting, on the edge of, on the confines of; see also near 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • bordering — bor·der || bɔːdÉ™ n. boundary; edge, fringe; frame which surrounds the application window (Computers) v. be adjacent to; live next door …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bordering —    In digital imaging, automatically locating the correct edge of an image on a scan so that any marking from the edge, frame, etc. is not captured …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • bordering — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of border (II) : something that serves as a border : edging …   Useful english dictionary

  • Countries bordering the European Union — This is a list of countries bordering the European Union, and its predecessor the European Communities, both at its current geographical extent and after all previous rounds of enlargement. Contents 1 2007 to present 2 2004 to 2007 3 1995 to 2004 …   Wikipedia

  • Sea-bordering — Sea bor der*ing, a. Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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