Compound and Enclosure

Compound

Compound noun - An enclosure of residences and other buildings (especially in the Orient).

Enclosure is a synonym for compound. In some cases you can use "Enclosure" instead a noun "Compound".

Nearby Words: compounded, compounding

Enclosure

Enclosure noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
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Synonyms for Enclosure

Compound is a synonym for enclosure in area topic. Sometimes you can use "Compound" instead a noun "Enclosure", if it concerns topics such as paddock.

Nearby Words: enclose, enclosed, enclosing

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

new new compound new enclosure
abandoned abandoned compound abandoned enclosure
military military compound military enclosure
different different compound different enclosure

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Jurassic World Owen quickly notes in seconds of seeing the Indominus's enclosure that the staff not treating her as an animal (namely isolating her completely in a compound too small for an animal her size) is likely bad for her psychological well-being.
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