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border upon — See border on … New dictionary of synonyms
border upon — lie on the boundary of … English contemporary dictionary
border — [bôr′dər] n. [ME & OFr bordure < border, to border < Frank * bord, margin: see BOARD] 1. an edge or a part near an edge; margin; side 2. a dividing line between two countries, states, etc. or the land along it; frontier 3. a narrow strip,… … English World dictionary
border — I n. 1) to draw, establish, fix a border 2) to cross, slip across a border 3) to patrol a border 4) a closed; common; disputed; fixed; open; recognized; unguarded border 5) a border between 6) across, over a border (to smuggle goods across a… … Combinatory dictionary
border on — 1. Adjoin, be in contact with, be coterminous with, touch at the side or end of, be contiguous to, lie adjacent to, be in juxtaposition with, border upon. 2. Approach, come near to, approximate, almost reach, want but little of, border upon … New dictionary of synonyms
border — I. n. 1. Edge, rim, brim, verge, brink, margin, marge, skirt. 2. Limit, boundary, confine, frontier, march. II. v. a. Put a border upon, adorn with a border, make a border for … New dictionary of synonyms
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 — Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer part or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Border land — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 to; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
border on or upon — border on (or upon) (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To come near, as in quality or amount: approach, approximate, challenge, rival, verge on. See SAME … English dictionary for students