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approximate |
close in amount to the actual amount, but not exact. [1/2 definitions] |
bower1 |
to shelter or enclose in or as if in a bower. [1/2 definitions] |
capsule |
to provide with or enclose in a capsule. [1/7 definitions] |
capsulize |
to enclose in a capsule. [1/2 definitions] |
case2 |
to place or enclose in a case; encase. [1/5 definitions] |
casket |
to enclose in a casket. [1/3 definitions] |
castle |
to enclose in, or as though in, a castle. [1/6 definitions] |
embower |
to cover or enclose in, or as in, a bower. |
encase |
to enclose in, or as though in, a case. |
enclose |
to close in or shut in with walls or a container. [1/2 definitions] |
encyst |
to enclose in, form, or become enclosed in a cyst. |
Espionage Act |
a U.S. law passed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I. The Espionage Act made it a crime to convey information with the intent to interfere with the operation of the U.S. military or its recruitment of troops, to disclose information relating to national defense, or to promote the success of the country's enemies. |
examination |
the act or result of close inspection or thorough evaluation. [1/3 definitions] |
frequent |
happening often or at close intervals. [1/3 definitions] |
hedge |
to close in or mark off with a hedge; border (usually followed by "in"). [1/3 definitions] |
hem1 |
to surround and close in (usu. fol. by "in," "around," or "about"). [1/3 definitions] |
immediate |
close in space or time; near. [1/3 definitions] |
intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. [1/3 definitions] |
near |
close in time. [2/4 definitions] |
nigh |
close in position, time, or relationship; near. [2/3 definitions] |
parenthesis |
either of a pair of marks used in writing ( ). They are used to enclose information that is not part of the main sentence. They are also used as symbols in mathematics. |
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