English dictionary
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English verb: adjoin | |||
| 1. | adjoin (contact) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||
| Samples | Canada adjoins the U.S.. England marches with Scotland. | ||
| Synonyms | abut, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | neighbor, neighbour | ||
| 2. | adjoin (contact) be in direct physical contact with; make contact | ||
| Samples | The two buildings touch. Their hands touched. The wire must not contact the metal cover. The surfaces contact at this point. | ||
| Examples | Our properties adjoin at this point, His fields adjoin mine at this point | ||
| Synonyms | contact, meet, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abut, adhere, adjoin, attach, border, border, butt, butt against, butt on, chafe, cleave, cling, cohere, cover, edge, environ, fray, fret, hug, lean against, lean on, march, rest on, ring, rub, scratch, skirt, spread over, stick, surround | ||
| Verb group | converge, meet | ||
| 3. | adjoin (change) attach or add | ||
| Samples | I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
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