4
be contiguous(expression, idiom, touch, line, contiguity)
4
define(verb, touch, edge, surround, border)
4
juxtapose(verb, join, attach)
3
annex(verb, join, connect, attach, border)
3
attach(verb, join, connect, attach, border)
3
be adjacent to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, touch)
3
be in contact(verb, expression, idiom, meet, touch)
3
communicate(verb, move, end, meet, mark)
3
confine
3
conjoin(verb, meet, touch, extend, approach)
3
contact(verb, meet, touch, hit, smooth)
3
couple(verb, join, connect, attach, border)
3
fringe(verb, move, end, meet, mark)
3
neighbour
2
affiliate(verb, join)
2
be based on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
2
be next to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, touch)
2
bear on(verb, phrasal verb, support)
2
bestraddle
2
bestride
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