| NOUN | artifact | fence, fencing | a barrier that serves to enclose an area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... | |
| Meaning | A barrier that serves to enclose an area. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | receive, have | Get something |
| Nouns | fence | a dealer in stolen property |
| Meaning | fight with fencing swords. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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