enclosure
English Thesaurus
1. the act of enclosing something inside something else (noun.act)
hyponym | : | boxing, packing, |
definition | : | the enclosure of something in a package or box (noun.act) |
2. a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | area, |
definition | : | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cage, coop, |
definition | : | an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | catchall, |
definition | : | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | chamber, |
definition | : | a natural or artificial enclosed space (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | compound, |
definition | : | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dock, |
definition | : | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | echo chamber, |
definition | : | an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | lock, lock chamber, |
definition | : | enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | nacelle, |
definition | : | a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pen, |
definition | : | an enclosure for confining livestock (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pit, |
definition | : | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pen, playpen, |
definition | : | a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | plenum, |
definition | : | an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dog pound, pound, |
definition | : | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | niche, recess, |
definition | : | an enclosure that is set back or indented (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | vivarium, |
definition | : | an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | yard, |
definition | : | an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) (noun.artifact) |
3. something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | document, papers, written document, |
definition | : | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun.communication) |
4. a naturally enclosed space (noun.object)
hypernym | : | space, |
definition | : | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | cavern, |
definition | : | any large dark enclosed space (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | matrix, |
definition | : | an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb) (noun.object) |
5. the act of enclosing something inside something else (noun.act)
6. a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact)
7. something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter (noun.communication)
8. a naturally enclosed space (noun.object)
9. the act of enclosing something inside something else (noun.act)
10. a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact)
11. something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter (noun.communication)
12. a naturally enclosed space (noun.object)
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