| Main Entry: | hem/hem in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enclose, restrict |
Synonyms: |
begird, beset, border, bound, cage, circle, circumscribe, close in, confine, corral, define, edge, encircle, encompass, envelop, environ, fence, fringe, girdle, hedge in, immure, margin, pen, rim, ring, round, shut, shut in, skirt, surround, verge |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bound on; be on the edge |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, bind, circumscribe, communicate, contour, decorate, define, delineate, edge, encircle, enclose, flank, frame, fringe, hem, join, line, march, margin, mark off, neighbor, outline, rim, set off, side, skirt, surround, touch, trim, verge |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
be inside, center |
| Main Entry: | cage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in enclosure |
Synonyms: |
close in, confine, coop up, enclose, envelop, fence in, hem, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, lock up, mew, pen, restrain, shut in, shut up |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let out, release |
| Main Entry: | cough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expelling air with sound |
Synonyms: |
bark, choke, clear throat, convulse, expectorate, hack, hawk, hem, spit up, vomit, whoop |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | border, trim |
Synonyms: |
bind, bound, decorate, fringe, hem, margin, outline, rim, shape, skirt, surround, verge |
Antonyms: |
center |
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
Synonyms: |
blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, overspread, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, shut in, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enclose or separate an area |
Synonyms: |
bound, cage, circumscribe, confine, coop, corral, defend, encircle, fortify, girdle, guard, hedge, hem, immure, mew, mure, pen, protect, rail, restrict, secure, surround, wall |
Antonyms: |
release, set free, uncoop |
| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay in creases |
Synonyms: |
bend, cockle, corrugate, crimp, crisp, crumple, curl, dog-ear, double, double over, furrow, gather, groove, hem, intertwine, knit, lap, overlap, overlay, plait, pleat, plicate, pucker, purse, replicate, ridge, ruche, ruck, ruffle, telescope, tuck, turn under, wrinkle |
Antonyms: |
flatten, leave, unbend |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch; border on |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, be at hand, be close to, be contiguous to, bound, butt, communicate, conjoin, extend, fringe, hem, lie beside, lie near, lie next to, line, march, meet, neighbor, open into, parallel, reach, rim, skirt, trench on, verge on |
Antonyms: |
separate |