adjoin
Other forms: adjoining; adjoined; adjoins
Things that adjoin are next to each other or share a boundary. Two adjoining states are neighbors. The United States adjoins Canada.
Just as the word join suggests togetherness, things that adjoin are together in a specific way. They're adjacent, which means they're butting right up against one other. Two adjoining buildings are connected or next-door neighbors. Two adjoining states share a border. If two rooms adjoin, they are connected by a door or they share a wall. When things adjoin, they have a physical connection.
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lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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be in direct physical contact with; make contact
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cover, spread over
form a cover over
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adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
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chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch
cause friction
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attach
be attached; be in contact with
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hug
fit closely or tightly
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abut, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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border, environ, ring, skirt, surround
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
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lean against, lean on, rest on
rest on for support
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flood
cover with liquid, usually water
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bloody
cover with blood
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mist, mist over
become covered with mist
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glaciate
cover with ice or snow or a glacier
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strew
cover; be dispersed over
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grass, grass over
cover with grass
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mold
fit tightly, follow the contours of
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conglutinate
stick together
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agglutinate
clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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cake, coat
form a coat over
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drown, overwhelm, submerge
cover completely or make imperceptible
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leech onto
admire boundlessly and follow around
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fringe
decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
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gird, girdle
put a girdle on or around
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cloister
surround with a cloister
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close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
surround completely
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mantle
cover like a mantle
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hem in
surround in a restrictive manner
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cloak, clothe, drape, robe
cover as if with clothing
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neighbor, neighbour
be located near or adjacent to
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cloister
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
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blanket
form a blanket-like cover (over)
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carpet
form a carpet-like cover (over)
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smother
form an impenetrable cover over
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shroud
form a cover like a shroud
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attach or add
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add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
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add
Vocabulary lists containing adjoin
Seventh graders Link, Michael, and Dana start a project to bring people together and figure out who's responsible for a string of recent antisemitic hate crimes in their small town.
Growing up in a nomadic community in Pakistan, Shabanu must make difficult choices between her own desires and her obligations to her family.
Eleven-year-old Griffin hatches a plan to retrieve his prized baseball card from a swindler.
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