Enclose+with+a+fence

  • 31fence — Synonyms and related words: abatis, about the bush, advanced work, arch dam, arm, armor, armor plate, around the bush, avoid, backstop, baffle, balistraria, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, bar, barbed wire, barbed wire entanglement,… …

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  • 32enclose — verb 1》 surround or close off on all sides.     ↘historical fence in (common land) so as to make it private property.     ↘[as adjective enclosed] (of a religious order or other community) secluded from the outside world. 2》 (enclose something… …

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  • 33enclose — verb ənˈkloʊz/ɪnˈkləʊz,ɪnˈkloʊz/ a) To surround with a wall, fence, etc. b) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package …

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  • 34ring fence — ► NOUN 1) a fence completely enclosing a piece of land. 2) an effective barrier. ► VERB (ring fence) 1) enclose with a ring fence. 2) guard securely. 3) guarantee that (funds for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else …

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  • 35ring fence — noun 1》 a fence completely enclosing a piece of land. 2》 an effective barrier. verb (ring fence) 1》 enclose (land) with a ring fence. 2》 Brit. guarantee that (funds for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else …

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  • 36mound — {{11}}mound (n.) 1550s, hedge, fence, also embankment, dam (a sense probably influenced by mount (n.)). The relationship between the noun and the verb is uncertain. Commonly supposed to be from O.E. mund hand, protection, guardianship (cognate… …

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  • 37pick´et|er — pick|et «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to …

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  • 38pick|et — «PIHK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pointed stake or peg driven into the ground to make a fence or to tie a horse to: »The dogs were afraid to jump the pickets of the fence. 2. a small body of troops, or a single man, posted at some place to watch… …

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  • 39rail — I. /reɪl / (say rayl) noun 1. a bar of wood or metal fixed more or less horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, railing, etc. 2. (plural) a fence; a railing, especially at a racecourse. 3. one of a pair of… …

  • 40mound — mound1 /mownd/, n. 1. a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll. 2. an artificial elevation of earth, as for a defense work or a dam or barrier; an embankment. 3. a heap or raised mass: a mound of papers; a mound of hay. 4. Baseball. the… …

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