| Main Entry: | rim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border; top edge |
Synonyms: |
band, brim, brink, brow, circumference, confine, curb, end, fringe, hem, ledge, limit, line, lip, margin, outline, perimeter, periphery, ring, skirt, strip, terminus, top, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, middle |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outermost edge, margin |
Synonyms: |
bound, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, confine, end, extremity, fringe, hem, limit, line, lip, outskirt, perimeter, periphery, rim, selvage, skirt, trim, trimming, verge |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bound on; be on the edge |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, bind, circumscribe, communicate, contour, decorate, define, delineate, edge, encircle, enclose, flank, frame, fringe, hem, join, line, march, margin, mark off, neighbor, outline, rim, set off, side, skirt, surround, touch, trim, verge |
Antonyms: |
be inside, center |
| Main Entry: | boundary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer limit |
Synonyms: |
abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | bound/bounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | farthest limit |
Synonyms: |
boundary, compass, confine, edge, end, environs, extremity, fringe, limit, limitation, line, march, margin, pale, periphery, precinct, purlieus, rim, term, termination, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | brim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of object, usually the top |
Synonyms: |
border, brink, circumference, fringe, hem, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | brink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge of an object or area |
Synonyms: |
border, boundary, brim, fringe, frontier, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, rim, skirt, threshold, verge |
Antonyms: |
center, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | circumference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edge, perimeter |
Synonyms: |
ambit, border, boundary, bounds, circuit, compass, confines, extremity, fringe, girth, limits, lip, margin, outline, periphery, rim, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | corner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | angle |
Synonyms: |
V, Y, bend, branch, cloverleaf, crook, crossing, edge, fork, intersection, joint, junction, projection, ridge, rim, shift, veer |
| Main Entry: | curb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraining device; check |
Synonyms: |
barrier, border, brake, bridle, chain, control, deterrent, edge, harness, hindrance, ledge, limitation, lip, rein, restrainer, restraint, restriction, rim |
Antonyms: |
encouragement, opening |