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boundary vs border

border vs boundary

boundary and border both are nouns.

boundary is not a verb while border is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boundary Yes No No No
border Yes No Yes No
As nouns, border is a hyponym of boundary; that is, border is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boundary:
  • boundary: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  • border: a line that indicates a boundary
Other hyponyms of boundary include hairline, frontier, heliopause, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete, bourn, bourne, district line, county line, city line, edge, end, demarcation, demarcation line, limit, lineation, outline, surface, shoreline.
As nouns, border is a hyponym of boundary; that is, border is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boundary:
  • boundary: a line determining the limits of an area
  • border: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
Other hyponyms of boundary include rim, margin, perimeter, fringe, outer boundary, periphery, brink, threshold, verge, upper bound, lower bound, thalweg.
boundary (noun) border (noun)
the greatest possible degree of something a strip forming the outer edge of something
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
a line determining the limits of an area a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
boundary (verb) border (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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