ENCLOSURE Synonyms

• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

• private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

• the quantity contained in a box

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a rectangular drawing

• evergreen shrubs or small trees

• any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

• the driver's seat on a coach

• separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

• a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

• put into a box

• hit with the fist

• engage in a boxing match

• an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

• United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)

• something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

• the net that is the goal in ice hockey

• a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice

• confine in a cage

• the quantity contained in a carton

• a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

• the housing or outer covering of something

• the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

• the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

• box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

• the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

• furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

• composed of more than one part

• a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

• (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

• an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

• a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.

• consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts

• composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony

• make more intense, stronger, or more marked

• put or add together

• calculate principal and interest

• create by mixing or combining

• combine so as to form a whole; mix

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

• (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

• the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

• a farm building for housing poultry

• an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

• a pen for cattle

• enclose in a corral

• arrange wagons so that they form a corral

• gather and secure

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

• a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

• a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

• a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)

• provide with a covering or cause to be covered

• form a cover over

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• provide for

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• travel across or pass over

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• hold within range of an aimed firearm

• to take an action to protect against future problems

• hide from view or knowledge

• protect or defend (a position in a game)

• maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

• protect by insurance

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• invest with a large or excessive amount of something

• help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

• be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

• spread over a surface to conceal or protect

• cover as if with a shroud

• copulate with a female, used especially of horses

• put something on top of something else

• play a higher card than the one previously played

• be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

• sit on (eggs)

• clothe, as if for protection from the elements

• a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

• the quantity contained in a crate

• put into a crate; as for protection

• a small book usually having a paper cover

• covering that is folded over to protect the contents

• a short coat

• an outer wrapping or casing

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the outer skin of a potato

• the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

• provide with a thermally non-conducting cover

• put a jacket on

• a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade

• a pen for livestock in southern Africa

• a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

• a wrapped container

• (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

• put into a box

• a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

• (computer science) a message or message fragment

• a small package or bundle

• a boat for carrying mail

• pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

• a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

• an enclosure for confining livestock

• a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

• a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

• female swan

• produce a literary work