border : Idioms & Phrases
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border collie
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noun developed in the area between Scotland and England usually having a black coat with white on the head and tip of tail used for herding both sheep and cattle
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border district
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noun district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
march; marchland; borderland.
- the Welsh marches between England and Wales
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Border land
- land on the frontiers of two adjoining countries; debatable land; often used figuratively; as, the border land of science.
Webster 1913
border on
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verb come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
approach.
- This borders on discrimination!
- His playing approaches that of Horowitz
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border patrol
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noun a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
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border patrolman
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noun someone who patrols the borders of a country
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border terrier
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noun small rough-coated terrier of British origin
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Over the border
- across the boundary line or frontier.
Webster 1913
sea-bordering
Sea"-bor"der*ing adjective
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Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. Drayton.
Webster 1913
The Border , The Borders
- specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.
Webster 1913
united states border patrol
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noun the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
United States Border Patrol.
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us border patrol
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noun the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
United States Border Patrol.