enclosed area (noun)

  • 61pen — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink: a ballpoint pen | a fountain pen | a felt tip pen 2 a small piece of land enclosed by a fence, used for keeping farm animals in: a sheep pen see also: playpen 3 put/set pen to paper to… …

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  • 62rink — ► NOUN 1) (also ice rink) an enclosed area of ice for skating, ice hockey, or curling. 2) (also roller rink) a smooth enclosed floor for roller skating. 3) (also bowling rink) the strip of a bowling green used for a match. 4) a team in curling or …

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  • 63compound — com|pound1 [ kam,paund ] noun ** 1. ) count SCIENCE a chemical substance that consists of two or more elements: Name the parts of this chemical compound. Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. a ) count or uncount something that consists of… …

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  • 64dock — dock1 noun 1》 an enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.     ↘N. Amer. a jetty or pier where a ship may moor. 2》 (also loading dock) a platform for loading trucks or goods trains. verb 1》 (with reference… …

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  • 65compound — I UK [ˈkɒmpaʊnd] / US [ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd] noun Word forms compound : singular compound plural compounds ** 1) a) [countable] chemistry a chemical substance that consists of two or more elements that together form a molecule. Each different compound has… …

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  • 66dock — dock1 [ dak ] noun ** 1. ) count an enclosed area of water in a port, where ships stay while goods are taken on or off, passengers get on or off, or repairs are done: WHARF a ) docks plural the area in a port where the docks are: These men had… …

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  • 67park — park1 [ park ] noun count *** 1. ) in a town, an open public area with grass and trees, often with sports fields or places for children to play: Alice brought the kids to the park to play. Vanderberg Park is just up the street. a ) an area in the …

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  • 68park — I UK [pɑː(r)k] / US [pɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms park : singular park plural parks *** 1) in a town, an open public area with grass and trees, often with sports fields or places for children to play Alice took the kids to the park to play.… …

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  • 69yard */*/*/ — UK [jɑː(r)d] / US [jɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms yard : singular yard plural yards 1) a unit for measuring length. There are three feet or 36 inches in a yard. One yard is equal to 0.91 metres. 2) an enclosed area around a large building… …

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  • 70close — I. verb (closed; closing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French clos , stem of clore, from Latin claudere to shut, close; perhaps akin to Greek kleiein to close more at clavicle Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to move so as to bar …

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