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NOUN | 1 | fence, fencing | A barrier that serves to enclose an area |
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2 | fence | A dealer in stolen property | |
VERB | 1 | fence, fence in | Enclose with a fence |
2 | fence | Receive stolen goods | |
3 | fence | Fight with fencing swords | |
4 | fence, wall, palisade, fence in, surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify | |
5 | fence, argue, contend, debate | Have an argument about something |
Sounds | feh'ns |
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Rhymes | commence, commonsense, condense, and 20 more rhymes in ehns at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A barrier that serves to enclose an area. |
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Synonyms | fencing |
Part of | fence line |
Narrower | backstop; chainlink fence; hedge, hedgerow; picket fence, paling; rail fence; stone wall; wall; weir |
Broader | barrier |
Verbs | fence; fence |
Meaning | A dealer in stolen property. |
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Broader | trader, bargainer, dealer, monger |
Usage | colloquialism |
Verbs | fence |
Meaning | Enclose with a fence. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "we fenced in our yard" |
Synonyms | fence in |
Broader | enclose, inclose, shut in |
Nouns | fence, fencing |
Meaning | Receive stolen goods. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Broader | receive, have |
Nouns | fence |
Meaning | Fight with fencing swords. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Narrower | parry, block, deflect |
Broader | fight, struggle |
Nouns | fencer; fencing |
Meaning | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | wall, palisade, fence in, surround |
Narrower | stockade; circumvallate |
Broader | protect |
Nouns | fence |
Meaning | Have an argument about something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | argue, contend, debate |
Entails | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue |
Narrower | stickle; spar; quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble; quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate; oppose |
Broader | converse, discourse |