BORDERS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a strip forming the outer edge of something

Example: the rug had a wide blue border

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a line that indicates a boundary

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

the boundary of a surface

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Example: Canada adjoins the U.S.; England marches with Scotland

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

extend on all sides of simultaneously

Example: encircle; The forest surrounds my property

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

enclose in or as if in a frame

Example: frame a picture

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

provide with a border or edge

Example: edge the tablecloth with embroidery

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

form the boundary of

Example: be contiguous to