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border vs enclose

enclose vs border

border is a noun but enclose is not a noun.

border and enclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
border Yes No Yes No
enclose No No Yes No
As verbs, enclose is a hyponym of border; that is, enclose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:
  • border: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • enclose: surround completely
Other hyponyms of border include fringe, gird, girdle, cloister, close in, inclose, shut in, hem in, cloister.
As verbs, enclose is a hypernym of border; that is, enclose is a word with a broader meaning than border:
  • border: enclose in or as if in a frame
  • enclose: surround completely
Other hypernyms of border include close in, inclose, shut in.
As verbs, enclose is a hypernym of border; that is, enclose is a word with a broader meaning than border:
  • border: form the boundary of; be contiguous to
  • enclose: close in
Other hypernyms of border include confine, hold in.
border (noun) enclose (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
border (verb) enclose (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle surround completely
enclose in or as if in a frame enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
provide with a border or edge close in
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Difference between border and enclose

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