Fence
71fence-lizard — fenceˈ lizard noun A small American spiny lizard (genus Sceloporus) which often suns itself on fences, paths or rocks • • • Main Entry: ↑fence …
72fence row — fence row, U.S. a fence with the line of shrubs and other vegetation growing in its protection …
73fence season — fence season, British. a closed season for hunting and fishing; fence time …
74fence-sit|ting — «FEHNS SIHT ihng», adjective, noun. Informal. –adj. uncommitted: –n. the position or policy of a fence sitter …
75fence-strad|dling — «FEHNS STRAD lihng», noun, adjective. U.S. Informal. –n. the attempt to get along with both sides in a controversy: »The motives behind neutrality are noble or realistic according as one views neutralism as a moral force…or as a policy of fence… …
76fence something off — ˌfence sthˈoff derived often passive to divide one area from another with a fence • One end of the yard had been fenced off for the chickens. Main entry: ↑fencederived …
77fence-sitter — fence sitting, n. /fens sit euhr/, n. a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy. [1900 05] * * * …
78fence off — index demarcate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
79fence\ with — • fence with • spar with v To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences …
80fence-mending — fence′ mend ing n. cvb inf the reestablishing or improving of contacts or relationships, esp. in politics, as after a dispute or estrangement • Etymology: 1940–45; amer …
