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| NOUN | 1 | fence, fencing | A barrier that serves to enclose an area |
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| 2 | fence | A dealer in stolen property | |
| VERB | 1 | fence, fence in | Enclose with a fence |
| 2 | fence | Receive stolen goods | |
| 3 | fence | Fight with fencing swords | |
| 4 | fence, wall, palisade, fence in, surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify | |
| 5 | fence, argue, contend, debate | Have an argument about something |
| Sounds | feh'ns |
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| Rhymes | commence, commonsense, condense, and 19 more rhymes in ehns... |
| Meaning | A barrier that serves to enclose an area. |
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| Synonyms | fencing |
| Part of | fence line |
| Broader | barrier |
| Narrower | backstop; chainlink fence; hedge, hedgerow; picket fence, paling; rail fence; stone wall; wall; weir |
| Verbs | fence; fence |
| Meaning | A dealer in stolen property. |
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| Usage | colloquialism |
| Broader | trader, bargainer, dealer, monger |
| Verbs | fence |
| Meaning | Enclose with a fence. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "we fenced in our yard" |
| Synonyms | fence in |
| Broader | enclose, close in, inclose, shut in |
| Nouns | fence, fencing |
| Meaning | Receive stolen goods. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | receive, have |
| Nouns | fence |
| Meaning | Fight with fencing swords. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle |
| Narrower | parry, block, deflect |
| Nouns | fencing; fencer |
| Meaning | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | wall, palisade, fence in, surround |
| Broader | protect |
| Narrower | stockade; circumvallate |
| Nouns | fence |
| Meaning | Have an argument about something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | argue, contend, debate |
| Broader | converse, discourse |
| Narrower | stickle; spar; quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble; quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate; oppose |
| Entails | disagree, differ, dissent, take issue |
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