English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "border"

border

Từ điển Collocation

border noun

¹ line that divides two countries

ADJ. open | closed | common Poland has a common border with Germany. | disputed

VERB + BORDER arrive at, reach, stop at | cross, drive across/over, slip across/over They slipped across the border at nightfall. | escape across/over, flee across/over | form, mark A river forms the border. | draw (up), establish, fix | guard, patrol | open | close, seal

BORDER + NOUN crossing, post | region, town | control, guard, troops | clash, dispute, war | raid | clash, incident, skirmish

PREP. across/over a/the ~ to smuggle goods across the border | along a/the ~ There has been fighting along the border. | at/on a/the ~ We were stopped on the border. | on the ~ of a farm on the border of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire | up to the ~ He drove us right up to the Russian border. | ~ between/of the border between Austria and Switzerland | ~ with the border with Mexico

PHRASES north/south of the border, one side/both sides of the border There has been fighting on both sides of the border.

² decorative band/strip round the edge of sth

ADJ. wide | narrow | decorative

VERB + BORDER have The tablecloth has a narrow lace border. | draw

PREP. with a/the ~ a white handkerchief with a blue border | ~ around/round She drew a decorative border around the picture.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a line that indicates a boundary; boundary line, borderline, delimitation, mete
• the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary; margin, perimeter
• the boundary of a surface; edge
• a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge; molding, moulding
• a strip forming the outer edge of something

  the rug had a wide blue border

v.

• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; surround, skirt

  The forest surrounds my property

• form the boundary of; be contiguous to; bound
• enclose in or as if in a frame; frame, frame in

  frame a picture

• provide with a border or edge; edge

  edge the tablecloth with embroidery

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

  Canada adjoins the U.S.

  England marches with Scotland

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. 1. In programs and working environments that feature on-screen windows, the edge surrounding the user’s workspace. Window borders provide a visible frame around a document or graphic. Depending on the program and its requirements, they can also represent an area in which the cursor or a mouse pointer takes on special characteristics. For example, clicking the mouse on a window border can enable the user to resize the window or split the window in two. 2. In printing, a decorative line or pattern along one or more edges of a page or illustration.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

borders|bordered|bordering
ant.: amuse delight please