Fence
21fence — fencelike, adj. /fens/, n., v., fenced, fencing. n. 1. a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary. 2. Informal. a person who receives… …
22fence — fence1 [ fens ] noun count ** 1. ) a flat upright structure made of wood or wire that surrounds an area of land a ) a structure that horses jump over in a competition or race 2. ) INFORMAL someone who buys and sells stolen property on the other… …
23fence — n. 1) to build, erect, put up a fence 2) a high; low fence 3) a barbed wire; chain link; picket; rail; snow; wrought iron fence 4) a fence around 5) (misc.) to mend fences ( to set things right ); on the fence ( uncommitted ) * * * [fens] chain… …
24fence — fence1 S3 [fens] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: defense] 1.) a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land 2.) a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition 3.) informal someone who buys and sells… …
25fence — 1. Barrier. Pā; kaupale waena (between land patches). ♦ Picket fence, pā pine. ♦ Wooden fence, pā lā au, pā laupapa. Iron fence, pā hao. ♦ Stone fence, pā pōhaku, nini, niho, niho ka i. Rail fence, pā a aho. Tistalk fence, paepae kī.… …
26fence in — verb 1. enclose with a fence we fenced in our yard • Syn: ↑fence • Derivationally related forms: ↑fence (for: ↑fence), ↑fencing (for: ↑ …
27fence — 1 noun (C) 1 a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land 2 a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition 3 slang someone who buys and sells stolen goods 4 sit on the fence to avoid saying which… …
28fence — [[t]fɛns[/t]] n. v. fenced, fenc•ing 1) a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usu. made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, confine a person or thing, or mark a boundary 2) inf a person who receives and disposes… …
29fence — {{11}}fence (n.) early 14c., action of defending, shortening of defens (see DEFENSE (Cf. defense)). Spelling alternated between c and s in Middle English. Sense of enclosure is first recorded mid 15c. on notion of that which serves as a defense.… …
30fence — 1. noun /fɛn(t)s/ a) A thin, human constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter. There was a weak place in the fence separating the two inclosures b) A middleman for transactions of stolen goods. I bruised my shin… …
