border (noun)

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• border — ► NOUN 1) a boundary between two countries or other areas. 2) a decorative band around the edge of something. 3) a strip of ground along the edge of a lawn for planting flowers or shrubs. ► VERB 1) form a border around or along. 2) (of a country… …   English terms dictionary

• border — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line that divides two countries ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed ▪ porous ▪ common ▪ Brazil has a common border with most South American countr …   Collocations dictionary

• Border collie — noun developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle • Hypernyms: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog, ↑sheep dog * * * ˌBorder ˈcollie 7 [Border… …   Useful english dictionary

• border effect — noun photography : an adjacency effect characterized by a faint dark line just within the high density side of the margin lying between a lightly exposed and a heavily exposed area * * * border effect noun (image technol) A faint dark line on the …   Useful english dictionary

• border leicester — noun Usage: usually capitalized B&L : a strain or variety of the Leicester breed of sheep used in England and Scotland chiefly in the production of superior mutton through crossbreeding especially with the Cheviot * * * Border Leicester noun A… …   Useful english dictionary

• border crossing — UK US noun [countable] [singular border crossing plural border crossings] a place on the border between two countries where people can cross, have their passports checked, and go through customs Thesaurus: borders between countries and reg …   Useful english dictionary

• border — noun 1》 a line separating two countries or other areas.     ↘(the Border) the boundary between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.     ↘(the Borders) the boundary and adjoining districts between Scotland and England. 2》 a decorative… …   English new terms dictionary

• border — I noun ambit, borderland, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, circumjacence, confine, contiguity, edge, edging, end, enframement, extremity, flange, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, ledge, limit, line of demarcation, marge, margin, outline …   Law dictionary

• border reivers — noun The collective name for the predatory clans of the border region between England and Scotland …   Wiktionary

• Border Collie — noun A herding dog bred near the border between England and Scotland which is widely regarded as the most intelligent breed of dog …   Wiktionary

• border patrol — noun Border patrol is used before these nouns: ↑agent …   Collocations dictionary