vverb.contactlie adjacent to another or share a boundarySynset:abut border butt butt against butt on edge march
Examples:- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland
Derivationally Related Form:buttborderabuttermarchabutmentedgingedge
Hypernyms:adjoin contact meet touch
Inherited Hypernyms:bordertouch
Direct Hyponyms:neighborneighbour
Full Troponyms:neighbor
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactbe in direct physical contact with; make contactSynset:contact meet touch
Examples:- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point
Derivationally Related Form:adjunctionadjunctivecontacttouch
Inherited Hypernyms:touch
Direct Hyponyms:abutadhereadjoinattachborderbuttbutt againstbutt onchafecleaveclingcoherecoveredgeenvironfrayfrethuglean againstlean onmarchrest onringrubscratchskirtspread oversticksurround
Full Troponyms:agglutinateattachbagbankblanketbloodyborderboxbrick inbundlecarpetcasketclingcloisterclothecoatconglutinatecontainerizecorralcovercratedikeembattleembowerencapsulateencaseencloseenshrinefencefloodflowfortifyframefringegirdleglaciateglassgrasshaemagglutinatehedgehem inhugimmerseinundatelavelean onleech ontomantlemistmoldneighborpackpouchrope inrubsackshroudsmotherstowstrewsubmergesurroundswamptrenchtuckwall in
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Our properties --- at this point (apply to: adjoin, meet, touch) | His fields --- mine at this point (apply to: adjoin, meet, touch)
vverb.changeattach or addExamples:- I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter
Hypernyms:add
Inherited Hypernyms:adjoinaddincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something