adjoining
Use Adjoining in a sentence
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.
Related forms
non·ad·join·ing, adjective
un·ad·join·ing, adjective
Synonyms
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.
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.
Antonyms
separated.
separated.
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Adjoining
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verb (used with object)
1.
to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
2.
to attach or append; affix.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin.
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| —vb (foll by to) | |
| 1. | to be next to (an area of land, etc) |
| 2. | to join; affix or attach |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join] | |
| adjoining (əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| being in contact; connected or neighbouring | |
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Word Origin & History
adjoin
early 14c., from O.Fr. ajoin- stem of ajoindre, from L. adjungere "join to," from ad- "to" + jungere "to bind together" (see jugular).
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Example sentences
They usually move incrementally, from field to adjoining field, needing wet weather to thrive.
Pipe adjoining dots around base of each layer to hide cardboard.
Extend built-ins to create a frame for the door or adjoining room.
Paintings and more economically-priced handicrafts are sold in the adjoining plazas.
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