enclosure
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
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Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of enclosing something inside something else
Types & categories
- intromission hypernym
- packing hyponym
- encasement hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a naturally enclosed space
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hold in derivation
Sense 4 noun
something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
Types & categories
- document hypernym
Related & opposite
- put in derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | enclose |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold in |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cargo area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catchall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chamber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | compound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | echo chamber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock chamber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nacelle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | playpen |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plenum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog pound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | niche |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vivarium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yard |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | put in |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | enclose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclose |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intromission |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | packing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | encasement |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold in |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | space |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cavern |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | matrix |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | put in |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | document |