enclose on all sides

enclose on all sides
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  • enclose — vb Enclose, envelop, fence, pen, coop, corral, cage, wall mean to surround so as to shut in or confine actually or apparently. Enclose implies a shutting in by barriers (as walls) or in an enveloping cover (as a case); the term may be used… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enclose — (also inclose) ► VERB 1) surround or close off on all sides. 2) place in an envelope together with a letter. ORIGIN Old French enclore, from Latin includere shut in …   English terms dictionary

  • enclose, inclose — These words mean to shut in, to close on all sides, to surround, and to insert : High mountains enclosed (or inclosed) the valley. Enclose (or inclose) a check with your letter. Enclose is the preferred spelling. So is enclosure rather than… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • enclose — v.tr. (also inclose) 1 (often foll. by with, in) a surround with a wall, fence, etc. b shut in on all sides. 2 fence in (common land) so as to make it private property. 3 put in a receptacle (esp. in an envelope together with a letter). 4 (usu.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • enclose — Inclose In*close , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enclose — en•close [[t]ɛnˈkloʊz[/t]] v. t. closed, clos•ing 1) to close in on all sides; shut in 2) to surround, as with a fence: to enclose land[/ex] 3) to insert in the same envelope, package, etc.: to enclose a check[/ex] 4) to contain or hold •… …   From formal English to slang

  • enclose — enclosable, adj. encloser, n. /en klohz /, v.t., enclosed, enclosing. 1. to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains. 2. to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land. 3. to insert in the same envelope,… …   Universalium

  • enclose — 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… …   English new terms dictionary

  • enclose — /ɛnˈkloʊz / (say en klohz), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enclosed, enclosing) 1. to shut in; close in on all sides. 2. to surround as with a fence or wall: to enclose land. 3. to insert in the same envelope, etc., with the main letter, etc.: she… …  

  • enclose — 01. I have [enclosed] $25 for two CDs. 02. The watch is entirely [enclosed] in plastic to make it waterproof. 03. The convention center has been [enclosed] within a 10 foot high fence in order to keep out protestors. 04. My grandmother always… …   Grammatical examples in English

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