Definition of surround

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Surround (v. t.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city..

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Skirt :: Skirt (v. t.) To cover with a skirt; to surround.
Calyx :: Calyx (n.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae..
Water Bath :: Water bath () A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose..
Peristome :: Peristome (n.) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate animal.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. t.) To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem (in).
Podium :: Podium (n.) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began..
Bougainvillaea :: Bougainvillaea (n.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceae, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts..
Palus :: Palus (n.) One of several upright slender calcareous processes which surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals.
Insulate :: Insulate (v. t.) To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate..
Raised :: Raised (a.) Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or embossed metal work..
Vest :: Vest (n.) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely..
Outer :: Outer (n.) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye.
Shield :: Shield (n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci..
In :: In (prep.) With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear..
Embed :: Embed (v. t.) To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand..
Circumscribe :: Circumscribe (v. t.) To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.
Peritreme :: Peritreme (n.) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
Involucrum :: Involucrum (n.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora.
Begirdle :: Begirdle (v. t.) To surround as with a girdle.
Circumstance :: Circumstance (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
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