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DEFINITIONS OF:
adjoin
1
v
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
“Canada
adjoins
the U.S.”
Synonyms:
abut
,
border
,
butt
,
butt against
,
butt on
,
edge
,
march
Types:
neighbor
,
neighbour
be located near or adjacent to
Type of:
contact
,
meet
,
touch
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
v
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Synonyms:
contact
,
meet
,
touch
converge
,
meet
be adjacent or come together
Types:
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cover
,
spread over
form a cover over
adhere
,
cleave
,
cling
,
cohere
,
stick
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
chafe
,
fray
,
fret
,
rub
,
scratch
cause friction
attach
be attached; be in contact with
hug
fit closely or tightly
abut
,
border
,
butt
,
butt against
,
butt on
,
edge
,
march
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
border
,
environ
,
ring
,
skirt
,
surround
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
lean against
,
lean on
,
rest on
rest on for support
flood
cover with liquid, usually water
bloody
cover with blood
mist
,
mist over
become covered with mist
glaciate
cover with ice or snow or a glacier
strew
cover; be dispersed over
grass
,
grass over
cover with grass
mold
fit tightly, follow the contours of
conglutinate
stick together
agglutinate
clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
cake
,
coat
form a coat over
drown
,
overwhelm
,
submerge
cover completely or make imperceptible
leech onto
admire boundlessly and follow around
fringe
decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
gird
,
girdle
put a girdle on or around
cloister
surround with a cloister
close in
,
enclose
,
inclose
,
shut in
surround completely
mantle
cover like a mantle
hem in
surround in a restrictive manner
cloak
,
clothe
,
drape
,
robe
cover as if with clothing
neighbor
,
neighbour
be located near or adjacent to
cloister
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
blanket
form a blanket-like cover (over)
carpet
form a carpet-like cover (over)
smother
form an impenetrable cover over
shroud
form a cover like a shroud
v
attach or add
“I
adjoin
a copy of your my lawyer's letter”
Type of:
add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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