surround
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(verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" |
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Synonyms: border, skirt |
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Related Words: adjoin, enclose, fringe, gird, girdle, hem in, inclose, meet, shut in, touch |
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(verb) be around |
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Synonyms: circle, encircle, environ, ring, round |
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Related Words: bear, begird, carry, cloister, contain, gird, girt, girth, hold, wreath, wreathe |
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(verb) envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" |
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Synonyms: smother |
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Related Words: cover |
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(verb) lay siege to |
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Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in |
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Related Words: assail, attack, blockade, seal off |
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(noun) the area in which something exists or lives: "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
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Synonyms: environment, environs, surroundings |
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Related Words: ambiance, ambience, element, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, habitat, medium, melting pot, parts, scene, setting |
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(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify |
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Synonyms: fence, fence in, palisade, wall |
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Related Words: circumvallate, protect, stockade |
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