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adjoin
Overview of verb adjoin
The verb adjoin has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on -- (lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland")
2. touch, adjoin, meet, contact -- (be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point")
3. adjoin -- (attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter")
Grep of noun adjoin
adjoining room
Antonyms of verb adjoin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb adjoin
3 senses of adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sense 3
adjoin
=> add
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb adjoin
2 of 3 senses of adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> neighbor, neighbour
Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
=> cover, spread over
=> cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
=> attach
=> hug
=> border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> surround, skirt, border
=> lean on, rest on, lean against
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb adjoin
3 senses of adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sense 3
adjoin
=> add
'Cause To' of verb adjoin
Derived Forms of verb adjoin
1 of 3 senses of adjoin
Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
RELATED TO>(adj) adjunctive#1
=> adjunctive
RELATED TO>(noun) adjunction#1
=> junction, adjunction
Domain of verb adjoin
Domain Terms of verb adjoin
Familiarity of verb adjoin
adjoin used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb adjoin
3 senses of adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
EX: Our properties adjoin at this point
EX: His fields adjoin mine at this point
Sense 3
adjoin
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb adjoin
2 of 3 senses of adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
=> cover, spread over
=> cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
=> rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
=> attach
=> hug
=> border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> surround, skirt, border
=> lean on, rest on, lean against
Sense 3
adjoin
> add
=> modify, qualify
=> gild the lily, paint the lily
=> adjoin
=> work in
=> add on
=> include
=> mix, mix in
=> put on
=> butylate
=> put on
=> inject
=> welt
=> intercalate
=> punctuate, mark
=> concatenate
=> string, string up
=> compound, combine
=> milk
=> fortify
=> stud
=> button
=> enrich
=> supplement
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb adjoin
Sense 1
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
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Sense 2
touch, adjoin, meet, contact
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Sense 3
adjoin
=> add
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Grep of verb adjoin
adjoin
Grep of adj adjoin
adjoining
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