border (noun)

  • 81marchland — noun district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area the Welsh marches between England and Wales • Syn: ↑borderland, ↑border district, ↑march • Derivationally related forms: ↑march (for: ↑ …

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  • 82bordered pit — noun Etymology: bordered, past participle of border (II) : a wood cell pit (as of gymnosperm tracheids) having the secondary cell wall arched over the pit cavity * * * bordered pit noun (botany) A thin area in the secondary wall of a cell,… …

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  • 83suspensory ligament — noun : a ligament or fibrous membrane suspending an organ or part: as a. : an annular fibrous membrane of the eye continuous with the hyaloid membrane and attached to the ciliary body by its outer border and to the capsule of the crystalline lens …

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  • 84fringe — noun 1》 a border of threads, tassels, or twists, used to edge clothing or material. 2》 chiefly Brit. the front part of someone s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead.     ↘a natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant. 3》 the… …

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  • 85state line — noun the boundary between two states • Syn: ↑state boundary • Hypernyms: ↑boundary line, ↑border, ↑borderline, ↑delimitation, ↑mete • Instance Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 86county — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ border (esp. BrE), coastal, metropolitan, rural, urban (AmE) ▪ the Welsh border counties ▪ eastern, western …

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  • 87incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After …

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  • 88refugee — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine ▪ would be (esp. BrE) ▪ the government s strategy in dealing with would be refugees ▪ former, returning ▪ …

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  • 89town — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ little, small, tiny (esp. AmE) ▪ nearby, neighbouring/n …

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  • 90Central America — noun 1. the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑isthmus • Part Holonyms: ↑North America, ↑Latin America, ↑America • Member Meronyms …

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