Hyphenation of border

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word border? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bor-der

Definitions of border:

1.	A line that indicates a boundary
2.	The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
3.	The boundary of a surface
4.	A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
5.	A strip forming the outer edge of something The rug had a wide blue border
6.	Extend on all sides of simultaneously Encircle The forest surrounds my property
7.	Form the boundary of Be contiguous to
8.	Enclose in or as if in a frame Frame a picture
9.	Provide with a border or edge Edge the tablecloth with embroidery
10.	Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary Canada adjoins the U.S. England marches with Scotland

Synonyms of border:

noun	boundary line, borderline, delimitation, mete, boundary, bound, bounds
noun	margin, perimeter, boundary, edge, bound
noun	edge, boundary, bound, bounds
noun	molding, moulding, edge, margin
noun	edge, margin
verb	surround, skirt, touch, adjoin, meet, contact
verb	bound, enclose, hold in, confine, border on
verb	frame, frame in, enclose, inclose, shut in
verb	edge, supply, provide, render, furnish
verb	adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on, touch, adjoin, meet, contact

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.