The difference between Border and Confine

When used as nouns, border means the outer edge of something, whereas confine means a boundary or limit.

When used as verbs, border means to put a border on something, whereas confine means to restrict.


check bellow for the other definitions of Border and Confine

  1. Border as a noun:

    The outer edge of something.

    Examples:

    "the borders of the garden"

  2. Border as a noun:

    A decorative strip around the edge of something.

    Examples:

    "There's a nice frilly border around the picture frame."

    "a solid border around a table of figures"

  3. Border as a noun:

    A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

  4. Border as a noun:

    The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

    Examples:

    "The border between Canada and USA is the longest in the world."

  5. Border as a noun (British):

    Short form of border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.

  1. Border as a verb (transitive):

    To put a border on something.

  2. Border as a verb (transitive):

    To form a border around; to bound.

  3. Border as a verb (transitive):

    To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.

    Examples:

    "Denmark borders Germany to the south."

  4. Border as a verb (intransitive):

    To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).

    Examples:

    "Connecticut borders on Massachusetts."

  5. Border as a verb (intransitive):

    To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

  1. Confine as a verb (transitive):

    To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.

  2. Confine as a verb:

    To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.

  1. Confine as a noun (mostly, in the plural):

    A boundary or limit.

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