| invitron |
| environ | (vt) ล้อมรอบ, See also: ห้อมล้อม, Syn. encircle, surround |
| environ |
| Environ | v. t. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, Environed he was with many foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Environ | adv. [ F. ] About; around. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Environment | n. [ Cf. F. environnement. ] It is no friendly environment, this of thine. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| environmental | adj. THOUSANDS of dead fish and other marine species, suffocated by a rotting, glutinous morass which spreads over kilometres of coral reefs. |
| Environs | n. pl. [ F. ] The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; |
| environment | (n) the totality of surrounding conditions, Example: he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room |
| environment | (n) the area in which something exists or lives, Syn. surroundings, surround, environs, Example: the country--the flat agricultural surround |
| environmental | (adj) of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings, Example: environmental factors |
| environmental | (adj) concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment, Example: environmental pollution |
| environmental condition | (n) the state of the environment |
| environmentalism | (n) the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth, Ant. hereditarianism |
| environmentalism | (n) the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction |
| environmentalist | (n) someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution, Syn. conservationist |
| environmentally | (adv) for the environment, Example: the new recycling policy is environmentally safe |
| environmental protection agency | (n) an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment, Syn. EPA |