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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin.

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Examples

  • As of this writing, a Woofer named "adjoins" had better luck with typing in "la" repeatedly.

    MarketingProfs Daily 2009

  • A ramped hallway containing a lending library and a tiny gift shop adjoins the school building to the temple, and opens into a foyer where the kiddush (a ceremonial blessing of wine and challah bread) and Shabbat Oneg (a Sabbath wine and cheese reception) are held after Friday night services.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • The corner of my cubicle — as it adjoins the rest of the "office" or: "veal-fattening pen," to use Coupland verbiage — is so abrupt it makes these sudden exits and entrances possible . . . if not well-nigh inevitable.

    Portland Music Listener [Card #5: The Heirophant] (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) Christopher Snyder 2011

  • Clifford said he did not believe that the standoff had anything to do with the family court that adjoins the building.

    Man in hostage standoff near Sydney court 2011

  • Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal The library, pictured here, adjoins the living room.

    A Bronx Castle Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

  • Croatian civilian workers, whose camp adjoins that of the prisoners.

    Work Camp 10030 GW, Lavamund 2010

  • The man, who appeared to be in his 50s, made a series of demands to police negotiators who were inside the office building, which adjoins a court complex, Police Assistant Commissioner Denis Clifford said.

    Man in hostage standoff near Sydney court 2011

  • One block adjoins the bay, the other is closer to the ocean.

    Steven Cohen: Hurricane Irene and the Routine of Emergency Response Steven Cohen 2011

  • Under the 2006 accord, the U.S. Marine base at Futenma, Okinawa - which adjoins an urban area - will be moved to a more remote site on the northern part of the island.

    US, Japan Agree to Drop Base Relocation Deadline 2011

  • Under the 2006 accord, the U.S. Marine base at Futenma, Okinawa - which adjoins an urban area - will be moved to a more remote site on the northern part of the island.

    US, Japan Agree to Drop Base Relocation Deadline 2011

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