3
adjacent to
3
coterminous
3
ending(noun, verb, limiting)
3
frontier(noun, limit)
3
marginal(adjective, slight, borderline)
3
on
3
restraining(verb, adjective, limiting)
3
restricting(verb, limiting)
3
verging
2
approximal(adjective, close, warm, ready, near)
2
borderline(adjective, marginal, peripheral)
2
boundary
2
butting(verb, contacting)
2
contacting(verb, contacting)
2
contouring(verb, edging)
2
hem
2
immediate(adjective, close, warm, near, handy)
2
limit
2
margining
2
nearby(adjective, close, warm, near, touching)
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