Adjoined


to be close to or in contact with; abut on:
his property adjoins the lake.
to attach or append; affix.
to be in connection or contact:
the point where the estates adjoin.
historical examples

our homes on long island adjoined and i handled most of his legal affairs.
astounding stories of super-science, october, 1930 various

there was no one in the room, but from the one which adjoined it in the rear came the murmur of voices.
the film of fear arnold fredericks

she was standing before the mercer’s booth in the chief street of the little town which adjoined her father’s castle.
the twilight of the g-ds, and other tales richard garnett

i saw my father come from his room, which also adjoined the living-room.
the promised land mary antin

besides the farm on which he lived, he had another some miles away which adjoined a large demesne.
the best psychic stories various

it adjoined whitefriars, and may be seen in the map to the west of blackfriars.
the history of london walter besant

in the gathering dusk they could observe signs of activity about a hut that adjoined wallas.
tom fairfield at sea allen chapman

he left the room, and entered an elegant bed-chamber which adjoined it.
city crimes greenhorn

about three feet below her there was a fairly broad ledge, which adjoined a roof to the right.
loyal to the school angela brazil

this, it will be noted, was the portion that adjoined the burning structure.
ned in the block-house edward s. ellis

verb
to be next to (an area of land, etc)
(transitive) foll by to. to join; affix or attach
v.

c.1300, “unite, ally” from old french ajoin- stem of ajoindre “join together, unite,” from latin adjungere “fasten on, harness, join to,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + jungere “to bind together” (see jugular). meaning “be contiguous with, be adjacent to” is from late 14c. related: adjoined; adjoining.

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