Antonyms for enclosure
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : en-kloh-zher |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkloʊ ʒər |
Definition of enclosure
Origin :- mid-15c., "action of enclosing," from enclose + -ure. Meaning "that which is enclosed" is from 1550s.
- noun area bounded by something
- noun something included with a letter
- Within all that enclosure there seemed no one possessed of any calm.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Moving from enclosure to enclosure of box, she came, before she knew it, to the house itself.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The enclosure now existing has no reference to the outlines of the intrenchment.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- The enclosure was very hot and stuffy; there was a smell of dust and straw.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- He offered the letter and its enclosure to Cornelius and Sir Ulick.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The carriage drove through the high gateway into the enclosure.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- In the enclosure were a few hurried lines, written since the catastrophe.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- "Here's your ticket for the enclosure," he said, giving one to the Marchesino.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- By 1490 statesmen were already alarmed at the progress made by enclosure.
- Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
- They were the roses of the mill; with Therese's assistance he must have pillaged the bushes in the enclosure.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for enclosure
- asylum
- aviary
- bowl
- building
- cage
- camp
- cell
- check
- circular
- close
- coliseum
- coop
- copy
- corral
- court
- courtyard
- den
- document
- dungeon
- form
- garden
- ghetto
- hutch
- information
- jail
- money
- pale
- park
- patch
- pen
- place
- plot
- pound
- precinct
- printed matter
- prison
- quad
- quadrangle
- questionnaire
- region
- room
- stadium
- stockade
- sty
- vault
- walk
- yard
- zone
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