frontier
frontier is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.
- 2.Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
- 3.Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving.
- 4.To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abut
- abutment
- abuttal
- abutter
- adhere
- adhesion
- adjoin
- and
- apposition
- appulse
- backwoods
- beyond
- boundary
- bourn
- but
- cause
- circumvallation
- close
- coexist
- coexistence
- coincide
- coincidence
- come
- confine
- contact
- conterminable
- conterminate
- conterminous
- contiguity
- contiguous
- curbstone
- definite
- demarcation
- enclave
- end
- far
- further
- graze
- hand
- interval
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is frontier.
- What is an outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak called?
- What is lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town called?
- What is of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving called?
- What is to constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/frontier
- Steward: Jason Burns