to enclose within

  • 11immure — I verb cast into prison, commit to an institution, commit to prison, confine, constrain, detain, encage, enclose, enclose within walls, entomb, gate, hold, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold in check, hold within bounds, impound, imprison,… …

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  • 12bracket — [brak′it] n. [earlier bragget < Fr braguette, codpiece, dim. of brague, knee pants; ult. < Gaul * braca, pants] 1. an architectural support projecting from a wall, as a corbel 2. any angle shaped support, esp. one in the form of a right… …

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  • 13border — I noun ambit, borderland, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, circumjacence, confine, contiguity, edge, edging, end, enframement, extremity, flange, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, ledge, limit, line of demarcation, marge, margin, outline …

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  • 14circumscribe — circumscribable, adj. circumscriber, n. /serr keuhm skruyb , serr keuhm skruyb /, v.t., circumscribed, circumscribing. 1. to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. 2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp.… …

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  • 15circumscribe — cir•cum•scribe [[t]ˈsɜr kəmˌskraɪb, ˌsɜr kəmˈskraɪb[/t]] v. t. scribed, scrib•ing 1) to draw a line around; encircle 2) to enclose within bounds, esp. narrow ones; restrict 3) to mark off; define; delimit 4) math. a) to draw (a figure) around… …

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  • 16circumscribe — /ˈsɜkəmskraɪb / (say serkuhmskruyb), /sɜkəmˈskraɪb / (say serkuhm skruyb) verb (t) (circumscribed, circumscribing) 1. to draw a line round; encircle; surround. 2. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly. 3. to mark off;… …

  • 17cocoon — /kəˈkun / (say kuh koohn) noun 1. the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering while they are in the chrysalis or pupal state. 2. any of various similar protective coverings, as the silky case in… …

  • 18brack´et|like´ — brack|et «BRAK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a flat piece of stone, wood, or metal projecting from a wall as a support for a shelf, statue, or other thing: »When a bracket came loose the shelf crashed to the floor. 2. such a support most often in the… …

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  • 19brack|et — «BRAK iht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a flat piece of stone, wood, or metal projecting from a wall as a support for a shelf, statue, or other thing: »When a bracket came loose the shelf crashed to the floor. 2. such a support most often in the shape of… …

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  • 20in|clud´i|ble — in|clude «ihn KLOOD», transitive verb, clud|ed, clud|ing. 1. to have within itself; contain; comprise: »The farm includes 160 acres. 2. to put in a total, a class, or the like; reckon in a count: » …

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