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encircling definition
encircling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encircle 2 of 3 senses of encircle Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Sense 3 gird, encircle => hoop Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encircle 2 of 3 senses of encircle Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Sense 3 gird, encircle => hoop Entailment of verb encircle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb encircle 3 senses of encircle Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain Sense 2 encircle, circle => shape, form Sense 3 gird, encircle => bind Familiarity of verb encircle encircle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb encircle Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain -------------- Sense 2 encircle, circle => shape, form -------------- Sense 3 gird, encircle => bind -------------- Overview of verb encircle The verb encircle has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 2. encircle, circle -- (form a circle around "encircle the errors") 3. gird, encircle -- (bind with something round or circular) Overview of adj encircling The adj encircling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encircling, skirting -- (being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting") Antonyms of adj encircling 1 sense of encircling Sense 1 encircling(postnominal), skirting(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA peripheral) -> central Similarity of adj encircling 1 sense of encircling Sense 1 encircling(postnominal), skirting(postnominal) => peripheral (vs. central) Attributes of adj encircling Familiarity of adj encircling encircling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj encircling encircling Overview of verb encircle The verb encircle has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 2. encircle, circle -- (form a circle around "encircle the errors") 3. gird, encircle -- (bind with something round or circular) Overview of adj encircling The adj encircling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encircling, skirting -- (being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting")
encircling definition
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