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border vs cloister

cloister vs border

border and cloister both are nouns.

border and cloister both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
border Yes No Yes No
cloister Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cloister is a hyponym of border; that is, cloister is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:
  • border: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • cloister: surround with a cloister
Other hyponyms of border include fringe, gird, girdle, close in, enclose, inclose, shut in, hem in.
border (noun) cloister (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
border (verb) cloister (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle surround with a cloister
enclose in or as if in a frame surround with a cloister, as of a garden
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Difference between border and cloister

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