NOUN | artifact | fence, fencing | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
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person | fence | a dealer in stolen property | |
VERB | contact | fence, fence in | enclose with a fence |
possession | fence | receive stolen goods | |
competition | fence | fight with fencing swords | |
competition | fence, wall, palisade, fence in, surround | surround with a wall in order to fortify | |
communication | fence, argue, contend, debate | have an argument about something |
Sounds | feh'ns | |
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Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... |
Meaning | A barrier that serves to enclose an area. | |
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Synonym | fencing | |
Part of | fence line | A boundary line created / created by a fence |
Narrower | backstop | (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field |
chainlink fence | A fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern | |
hedge, hedgerow | A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes | |
picket fence, paling | A fence made of upright pickets | |
rail fence, split-rail fence | A fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) | |
stone wall | A fence built of rough / rough stones | |
wall | A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) | |
weir | A fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish | |
Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
Spanish | alambrada, cercado, cerca, seto, valla | |
Catalan | tanca | |
Verbs | fence | surround with a wall in order to fortify |
fence | enclose with a fence |
Meaning | A dealer in stolen property. | |
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Broader | trader, bargainer, dealer, monger | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | perista | |
Verbs | fence | receive stolen goods |
Meaning | enclose with a fence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "we fenced in our yard" | |
Synonym | fence in | |
Broader | enclose, close in, inclose, shut in | Surround completely |
Spanish | cercar, encercar, enrejar, vallar | |
Catalan | cerclar, encerclar | |
Nouns | fence, fencing | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
Meaning | Receive stolen goods. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | receive, have | Get something |
Nouns | fence | a dealer in stolen property |
Meaning | fight with fencing swords. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Narrower | parry, block, deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
Spanish | esgrimir, practicar esgrima | |
Nouns | fencer | someone skilled at fencing |
fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) |
Meaning | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | wall, palisade, fence in, surround | |
Narrower | circumvallate | Surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification |
stockade | Surround with a stockade in order to fortify | |
Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
Spanish | cercar, circundar, murar, rodear | |
Catalan | circumdar, emmurallar, encerclar, envoltar, murar, voltar | |
Nouns | fence | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
Meaning | Have an argument about something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | argue, contend, debate | |
Entails | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue | Be of different opinions |
Narrower | oppose | Be against |
quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate | Have a disagreement over something | |
quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble | argue over petty things | |
spar | fight verbally | |
stickle | dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) | |
Broader | converse, discourse | carry on a conversation |
Spanish | argumentar, debatir, deliberar, discutir, polemizar, reñir | |
Catalan | argumentar, debatre, deliberar, discutir, polemitzar |
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