The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
encircled — enclosed enclosed adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate, capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate}; {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encircled by — surrounded by … English contemporary dictionary
surrounded by enemies — encircled by enemies, having enemies all around … English contemporary dictionary
encircled — adjective confined on all sides a camp surrounded by enemies the encircled pioneers • Syn: ↑surrounded • Similar to: ↑enclosed … Useful english dictionary
surrounded — adjective confined on all sides (Freq. 3) a camp surrounded by enemies the encircled pioneers • Syn: ↑encircled • Similar to: ↑enclosed … Useful english dictionary
surrounded — Often shrouded by fog and surrounded on three sides by surging seas, the gray stone lighthouse looms like a medieval keep (Time magazine); . . . and, to their dismay, they found that they were now completely surrounded by water (Outside… … Dictionary of troublesome word
encircled — Synonyms and related words: begirt, belted, cinctured, circled, circumscribed, circumscript, defined, definite, delimited, demarcated, determinate, determined, encinctured, fixed, girdled, girt, hedged about, ringed, set, specific, stated,… … Moby Thesaurus
surrounded — Synonyms and related words: circumscribed, circumscript, compassed, defined, definite, delimited, demarcated, determinate, determined, encircled, enclosed, encompassed, enfolded, enveloped, environed, fixed, hedged about, lapped, set, specific,… … Moby Thesaurus
surrounded — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. girdled, encompassed, encircled, hemmed in, fenced in, hedged in, circled about, girded, enclosed, fenced about, enveloped. Ant. free*, unfenced, agape … English dictionary for students
surrounded — means completely encircled. To say that something is … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
