FRINGING Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word fringing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FRINGING
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adjacent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space • having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching • near or close to but not necessarily touching | ||||||||
contiguous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very close or connected in space or time • connecting without a break; within a common boundary • having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | ||||||||
edging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | ||||||||
neighboring | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | ||||||||
skirting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective satellite • being all around the edges; enclosing | ||||||||
surrounding | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • closely encircling | ||||||||
abutting | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
verb • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||||||||
adjoining | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary • be in direct physical contact with; make contact • attach or add | ||||||||
bordering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a line that indicates a boundary • the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary • the boundary of a surface • a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge • a strip forming the outer edge of something verb • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle • form the boundary of; be contiguous to • enclose in or as if in a frame • provide with a border or edge • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||||||||
flanking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the side of military or naval formation • a subfigure consisting of a side of something • a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg • the side between ribs and hipbone verb • be located at the sides of something or somebody | ||||||||
hems | ||||||||
noun • the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down • the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. verb • fold over and sew together to provide with a hem • utter `hem' or `ahem' | ||||||||
trims | verbv | |||||||
noun • a state of arrangement or appearance • a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment • attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation • cutting down to the desired size or shape adjective satellite • thin and fit • characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder • neat and smart in appearance • severely simple in line or design verb • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size • decorate, as with ornaments • cut down on; make a reduction in • balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces • be in equilibrium during a flight • decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of • cut closely • adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used | ||||||||
outskirt | nounn | |||||||
noun • a part of the city far removed from the center | ||||||||
periphery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something | ||||||||
interference fringe | nounn | |||||||
noun • one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light | ||||||||
outer boundary | nounn | |||||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something |