border vs contact

border and contact both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
border	Yes	No	Yes	No
contact	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contact is a hypernym of border; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than border:

Other hypernyms of border include adjoin, meet, touch.

As verbs, contact is a hypernym of border; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than border:

Other hypernyms of border include adjoin, meet, touch.

border (noun)	contact (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something	the act of touching physically
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge	close interaction
a line that indicates a boundary	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
the boundary of a surface	a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary	a channel for communication between groups
	a communicative interaction
	the physical coming together of two or more things
	a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
	the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

border (verb)	contact (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary	be in or establish communication with
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to