adjoining
[ uh-joi-ning ]
/ əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ /
adjective
being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous: the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.
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synonym study for adjoining
Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.
OTHER WORDS FROM adjoining
non·ad·join·ing, adjectiveun·ad·join·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjoining
adjacent adjoining (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby adjoining
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Definition for adjoining (2 of 2)
adjoin
[ uh-join ]
/ əˈdʒɔɪn /
verb (used with object)
to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
to attach or append; affix.
verb (used without object)
to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin.
OTHER WORDS FROM adjoin
un·ad·joined, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjoin
adjoin adjournDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for adjoining (1 of 2)
adjoining
/ (əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ) /
adjective
being in contact; connected or neighbouring
British Dictionary definitions for adjoining (2 of 2)
adjoin
/ (əˈdʒɔɪn) /
verb
to be next to (an area of land, etc)
(tr foll by to) to join; affix or attach
Word Origin for adjoin
C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join
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