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Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-klohz
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkloʊz



Definition of encloses

Origin :
  • early 14c., from en- (1) + close, and partially from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore.
  • Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from c.1500. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707. Related: Enclosed; enclosing.
  • verb put inside, surround
Example sentences :
  • Here is a letter from mother, and it encloses a letter from dad!
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
  • It encloses four acres, and has a large depot for ordnance, arms, &c.
  • Extract from : « A New Guide for Emigrants to the West » by J. M. Peck
  • Encloses a draft of a Proclamation for the suspension of hostilities.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI » by Various
  • The lower part of the bract forms a sheath which encloses the ovary.
  • Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
  • On the urn that encloses his ashes should be these words: Liberator of Men.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • But how will the artist avoid the corruption of his time which encloses him on all hands?
  • Extract from : « The Aesthetical Essays » by Friedrich Schiller
  • It encloses a thousand acres belonging to the New Race University.
  • Extract from : « The Gay Rebellion » by Robert W. Chambers
  • The membrane of the vesicular nucleus is thin, but firm, and encloses a clear or finely granular mass of nuclein.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Central capsule thin-walled, without oil-globules, four times as broad as the nucleus, which encloses one single nucleolus.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Where man inhabits houses, he also encloses his gods in temples.
  • Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach

Synonyms for encloses

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