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enclosure

en·clo·sure

enclosure

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn klo zhr
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Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: something that surrounds an area of land, such as a fence or wall, or the land so surrounded.
definition 2: something, such as money or a document, sent in an envelope along with a letter.
definition 3: the act of enclosing, or the condition of being enclosed.
similar words:
confinement
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)enclosure airtight, artificial, average, barbed, barbed-wire, ceremonial, circular, concrete, cylindrical, electronic, encoded, feeding, fenced, monastic, narrative, naturalistic, outdoor, parliamentary, portable, protective, rigid, royal, sacred, screened, separate, small, spacious, spatial, square, temporary, tent-like, vast, visible, walled, wooden, wrap-around  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)enclosure build, cool, enter, erect, escape, house, inhabit, install, mount, occupy, peer, pride, uncover
(n.)enclosure + verb constitute, construct, contain, design, facilitate, line, lock, monitor, pace, pile, plant, protect, seal, shelter, surround
noun + (n.)enclosure Help agriculture, airflow, aluminum, animal, artifact, bathroom, brick, cabinet, cage, canvas, cattle, chicken, chicken-wire, choir, cockpit, corner, ditch, drawer, drive, elephant, fence, garden, gas, glass, grill, hyena, isinglass, keeper, kennel, livestock, lizard, mask, motor, plastic, pool, sense, sensor, server, shower, shrine, space, stone, swimming, switch, telescope, temple, tent, tomb, tub, turbine, vent, weasel, wheel, wire, wolf, zoo  [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word Parts  About this feature
The word enclosure contains the following parts: