| Main Entry: | hem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, edge |
Synonyms: |
brim, brink, define, edging, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, piping, rim, selvage, skirt, skirting, trimming, verge |
Antonyms: |
body, center, interior |
| Main Entry: | hem/hem in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enclose, restrict |
Synonyms: |
begird, beset, border, bound, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, corral, define, edge, encircle, encompass, envelop, environ, fence, fringe, girdle, hedge in, immure, margin, pen, rim, ring, round, shut, shut in, skirt, surround, verge |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| 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: | 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: | cage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in enclosure |
Synonyms: |
close in, confine, coop up, enclose, envelop, fence in, hem, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lock up, mew, pen, restrain, shut in, shut up |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let out, release |
| Main Entry: | cough |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expelled air with sound |
Synonyms: |
ahem, bark, cold, croup, frog in throat, hack, hem, tickle in throat, whoop |
| Main Entry: | cough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expelling air with sound |
Synonyms: |
bark, choke, clear throat, convulse, expectorate, hack, hawk, hem, spit up, vomit, whoop |