| enclose | (v) close in; darkness enclosed him", Syn. confine, hold in |
| enclose | (v) surround completely, Syn. inclose, shut in, close in, Example: Darkness enclosed him; They closed in the porch with a fence |
| enclosure | (n) a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose |
| enclosure | (n) the act of enclosing something inside something else, Syn. inclosure, envelopment, enclosing |
| enclosure | (n) a naturally enclosed space, Syn. natural enclosure |
| enclosure | (n) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter, Syn. inclosure |
| Enclose | v. t. [ F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See Close, and cf. Inclose, Include. ] To inclose. See Inclose. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| enclosed | adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of |
| enclosing | n. the act of surrounding something with something else, so that it is inside the surrounding object. |
| Enclosure | n. Inclosure. See Inclosure. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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