Definition of border

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• border is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• border is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• border is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of border

• form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. bound
• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. abut
  2. adjoin
  3. butt
  4. butt against
  5. butt on
  6. edge
  7. march
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. environ
  2. ring
  3. skirt
  4. surround
• a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. molding
  2. moulding
• provide with a border or edge (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. edge
• a line that indicates a boundary (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. borderline
  2. boundary line
  3. delimitation
  4. mete
• enclose in or as if in a frame (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. frame
  2. frame in
• the boundary of a surface (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. edge
• the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. margin
  2. perimeter
• a strip forming the outer edge of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. the rug had a wide blue border

See definition of border in Merriam Webster