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clois·ter
 cloister
- pronunciation:
- klo
ih
st
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a place such as a monastery or convent where people live secluded religious lives.
- synonyms:
- abbey, convent, monastery, nunnery, priory
- similar words:
- friary, hermitage, novitiate
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| definition 2: |
any place of seclusion.
- synonyms:
- sanctum
- similar words:
- haven, hermitage, ivory tower, refuge, retreat, seclusion
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| definition 3: |
in architecture, a covered walkway around the inside of a building, facing an open central courtyard.
- similar words:
- arbor, gallery, walkway
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| related words: |
arcade, convent |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cloistered, cloistering, cloisters |
| definition: |
to seclude in or as if in a monastery or convent.
- synonyms:
- seclude, sequester
- similar words:
- confine, immure, isolate, segregate, withdraw
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| related words: |
cavern |
| derivation: |
cloistral (adj.) |
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