| NOUN | artifact | enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
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| act | enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure | the act of enclosing something inside something else | |
| object | enclosure, natural enclosure | a naturally enclosed space | |
| communication | enclosure, inclosure | something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter |
| Sounds | ehnklow'zher; ihnklow'zher | |
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| Rhymes | arbitrager ... treasure: 21 rhymes with zher... | |
| Meaning | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose. | |
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| Narrower | cage, coop | An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept |
| cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage area | The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo | |
| catchall | An enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends | |
| chamber | A natural or artificial enclosed space | |
| compound | An enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | |
| dock | An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial | |
| echo chamber | An enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound | |
| lock, lock chamber | enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level | |
| nacelle | A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine | |
| pen | An enclosure for confining livestock | |
| pit | An enclosure in which animals are made to fight | |
| playpen, pen | A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play | |
| plenum | An enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside | |
| pound, dog pound | A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | |
| recess, niche | An enclosure that is set back or indented | |
| vivarium | An indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing / observing them under natural conditions | |
| yard | An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) | |
| Broader | area | A part of a structure having some specific characteristic / characteristic or function |
| Spanish | cercado, recinto | |
| Catalan | clos, recinte | |
| Verbs | enclose | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering |
| enclose | close in | |
| Meaning | The act of enclosing something inside something else. | |
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| Synonyms | enclosing, envelopment, inclosure | |
| Narrower | encasement, incasement | The act of enclosing something in a case |
| packing, boxing | The enclosure of something in a package or box | |
| Broader | insertion, introduction, intromission | The act of putting one thing into another |
| Spanish | cercamiento, envolvimiento | |
| Catalan | embolcallament | |
| Verbs | enclose | surround completely |
| enclose | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | |
| Meaning | A naturally enclosed space. | |
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| Synonym | natural enclosure | |
| Narrower | cavern | Any large dark enclosed space |
| matrix | An enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb) | |
| Broader | space | An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
| Spanish | espacio cerrado, recinto, recinto natural | |
| Catalan | espai tancat | |
| Verbs | enclose | close in |
| Meaning | Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter. | |
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| Synonym | inclosure | |
| Broader | document, written document, papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| Spanish | carta adjunta, documento adjunto | |
| Catalan | carta adjunta, document adjunt | |
| Verbs | enclose | introduce |
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