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girdle vs border

border vs girdle

girdle and border both are nouns.

girdle and border both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
girdle Yes No Yes No
border Yes No Yes No
As verbs, border is a hypernym of girdle; that is, border is a word with a broader meaning than girdle:
  • girdle: put a girdle on or around
  • border: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Other hypernyms of girdle include environ, ring, skirt, surround.
girdle (noun) border (noun)
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment a strip forming the outer edge of something
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
an encircling or ringlike structure a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
girdle (verb) border (verb)
put a girdle on or around lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 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
Difference between girdle and border

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