Definition of surround

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Surrounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surroun.

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Periotic :: Periotic (a.) Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear; as, the periotic capsule..
Midland :: Midland (a.) Surrounded by the land; mediterranean.
Atmosphere :: Atmosphere (n.) A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies..
Peritracheal :: Peritracheal (a.) Surrounding the tracheae.
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
Exclave :: Exclave (n.) A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.
Aitchbone :: Aitchbone (n.) The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone..
Cavalier :: Cavalier (n.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts..
Hexicology :: Hexicology (n.) The science which treats of the complex relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally..
Sphincter :: Sphincter (n.) A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder..
Circus :: Circus (n.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows..
Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To cover with a skirt; to surround.
Periclinium :: Periclinium (n.) The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers.
Encompassment :: Encompassment (n.) The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention..
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes..
Traveler :: Traveler (n.) The metal loop which travels around the ring surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner..
Diapedesis :: Diapedesis (n.) The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels..
Levitate :: Levitate (v. i.) To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate..
Vitelline :: Vitelline (a.) Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus..
Dike :: Dike (v. t.) To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.
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