Definition of surrounding

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Surrounding (a.) Inclosing; encircling.

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Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes..
Archivolt :: Archivolt (n.) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening..
Hoarding :: Hoarding (n.) A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something..
Protuberance :: Protuberance (n.) That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.
Surrounding :: Surrounding (n.) An encompassing.
Periproct :: Periproct (n.) The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms..
Survey :: Survey (v. t.) To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country..
Puteal :: Puteal (n.) An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from falling into it; a well curb.
Fortify :: Fortify (v. t.) To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces..
Peribranchial :: Peribranchial (a.) Surrounding the branchiae; as, a peribranchial cavity..
Periuterine :: Periuterine (a.) Surrounding the uterus.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine..
Perichaeth :: Perichaeth (n.) The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses; perichaetium; perichete.
Circumesophagal :: Circumesophagal (a.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zool. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
Inclusive :: Inclusive (a.) Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.
Hill :: Hill (n.) A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain..
Halation :: Halation (n.) An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture..
Panel :: Panel (n.) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door..
Circumstance :: Circumstance (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Protuberation :: Protuberation (n.) The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface.
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