The meaning of Surround

verb

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.

Usage examples:

Gardens abutting great prescott street

adjective

Next to or adjoining something else.

Usage examples:

Adjacent rooms

adjective

Very near, or with nothing in between

Usage examples:

They work in adjacent buildings.

adjective

(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.

Usage examples:

I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

verb

Be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

Usage examples:

The dining room adjoins a conservatory

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

The line that divides one country or place from another

Usage examples:

The rio grande forms part of the us border., the card has a pretty design around the border., [ t ]…

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

noun

The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.

Usage examples:

The northern border of their distribution area

noun

A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Usage examples:

A county boundary

noun

An edge or limit of something

Usage examples:

You can camp anywhere inside the boundaries of the park., your work is limited only by the boundari…

noun

A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something

Usage examples:

Boundary between the ural mountains mark the boundary between europe and asia., residents are oppos…

adjective

Surrounding.

Usage examples:

Circumambient gases

adjective

Surrounding.

Usage examples:

The circumjacent parts of the mouth

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Usage examples:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

Something forming an edge or border.

Usage examples:

A chemise with lace edging

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Usage examples:

The pool is edged with paving

noun

Something that is put around the outside of something, usually to decorate it

Usage examples:

A tablecloth with (a) dark edging

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

Present participle of encircle

Usage examples:

The house is encircled by a high fence., villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle…

verb

Surround and have or hold within.

Usage examples:

This area of london encompasses piccadilly to the north and st james's park to the south

verb

Present participle of encompass

Usage examples:

The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and …

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Usage examples:

The southern fringes of the city

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Usage examples:

Fringe theatre

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Usage examples:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

adjective

Relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood.

Usage examples:

Researching local history

noun

An inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood.

Usage examples:

The street was full of locals and tourists

adjective

From, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area

Usage examples:

The local population, the local newspaper, local phone calls, local government, a local anesthetic,…

noun

The edge or border of something.

Usage examples:

The eastern margin of the indian ocean

verb

Provide with an edge or border.

Usage examples:

The plant's leaves are margined with yellow

noun

The border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page

Usage examples:

She was in the habit of making notes in the margins of her textbooks., he was reelected by a wide m…

adverb

At or to a short distance away; nearby.

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition

At or to a short distance away from (a place).

Usage examples:

The car park near the sawmill

adjective

Located a short distance away.

Usage examples:

A large house in the near distance

adjective

Not far away; close.

Usage examples:

He slung his jacket over a nearby chair

adverb

Close by.

Usage examples:

His four sisters live nearby

noun

A district or community within a town or city.

Usage examples:

She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of boston

noun

An area of a town, or the people who live or work in this area

Usage examples:

The company aims to set up a nursery school in every neighbourhood., the $150 million bond issue wi…

adjective

Next to or very near another place; adjacent.

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries

verb

(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).

Usage examples:

The square neighbours the old quarter of the town

adjective

Neighbouring places are next to or near each other

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries/states, she married a man from the neighbouring village.

noun

The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure.

Usage examples:

The perimeter of a rectangle

noun

A garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.

Usage examples:

After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Usage examples:

He did not go through the city but skirted it

verb

A garment hanging from the waist

noun

A wooden board running along the base of an interior wall.

Usage examples:

The point where the skirting and the stairs meet

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Usage examples:

He did not go through the city but skirted it