Definition of surround

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Surround (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

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Inrail :: Inrail (v. t.) To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails..
Pasty :: Pasty (n.) A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie..
Begird :: Begird (v. t.) To surround as with a band; to encompass.
Perigone :: Perigone (n.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the gonophore of a hydroid.
Amnion :: Amnion (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles..
Tercine :: Tercine (n.) A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine.
Amid :: Amid (prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Enlacement :: Enlacement (n.) The act of enlacing, or state of being enlaced; a surrounding as with a lace..
Amongst :: Amongst (prep.) Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..
Ambient :: Ambient (n.) Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a perpetual ambient..
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about..
Scrobicula :: Scrobicula (n.) One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin.
Corolla :: Corolla (n.) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom..
Lucule :: Lucule (n.) A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface.
Aitchbone :: Aitchbone (n.) The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone..
Hymenogeny :: Hymenogeny (n.) The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former..
Encompass :: Encompass (v. t.) To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world..
Surround :: Surround (v. t.) To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city..
Aureole :: Aureole (n.) The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence..
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