fence
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- noun
- /fɛns/
- The entire lodge was enclosed within a fence, with bars of inch-thick steel.
- build fences
- a wooden fence
- a picket fence
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Watch on YouTubeYou're outside and with a chain link fence in a horseshoe.
- You're outside and with a chain link fence in a horseshoe.
- But no, the longest border fence on earth looks like this.
- Imagination has no fences to it, has no boundaries.
- We we had a report that there was a fence cut at at night.
- This dog, like ran into the fence with its face like crazy.
- soak them in poison, threw them over the the fence. The lions ate them
- So Charlie meets him at the fence, like on the sidewalk, Charlie grading.
Examples
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And it had a fence that was metal bars.
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The Americans had discovered the hole in the fence and repaired it carefully.
Academic text (2008) -
A few feet beyond him, there was a twelve-foot-high fence made of posts with netting.
Fiction book (1990) -
The farmer built a wooden fence to keep the cows from wandering off.
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We planted flowers right next to the fence that surrounds our garden.
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The old fence had fallen down, so we need to replace it before the dogs escape.
Synonyms
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1.0
A vertical structure that divides or surrounds an area, like part of a building
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A row of closely planted bushes that forms a low natural fence
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2.7
A low fence made by stacking rough stones to mark boundaries or keep animals out
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2.7
Materials like wood or wire used to make a barrier around land
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5.9
A row of bushes planted close together that makes a low fence between fields or beside a road
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A strong fence of upright wooden or metal posts used for protection
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A fence made of long wooden rails laid in a zigzag to keep animals in
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A wire fence with diamond-shaped holes used to surround yards or sports fields
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A low wall made of mud that surrounds and protects an area
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A row of upright wooden or metal boards with spaces that mark the edge of a yard
A wooden fence made of rails laid in a zigzag pattern without posts
A fence made from vertical flat pieces of slate wired together
Idioms
Compounds
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A wire fence with diamond-shaped holes used to surround yards or sports fields
- US
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A small animal with scaly skin and a long tail that sits on fences or rocks in the US
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A machine that sends electricity through a fence to shock animals or people who touch it
- Specialized
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A small active lizard from eastern North America that often sits in the sun on fences or rocks
- Specialized
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A common scaly reptile in western North America that basks on rocks and logs
- Specialized
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6.8
A machine that sends electricity along a fence so it gives animals a small shock
- UK
A ditch with one side formed by a low wall that divides land without blocking the view
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fence comes from the same root as defence, which is from the idea 'to defend' or 'protect'. So a fence is literally a 'defence' or barrier that protects and marks the edge of a place.