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enwreathe

/ɪnˈriːð/ /ɛnˈriːð/

Meanings
verb
To surround or encompass as with a wreath.

Examples :

"Ivy tendrils enwreathe the old brick wall of the building. "
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Illustration ivy

ivy noun

/ˈaɪvi/

Any of several woody, climbing or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

"The ivy climbed the old stone wall of the school. "

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration wall

wall noun

/wɔːl/ /wɔl/

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

"The ancient city had a strong wall around it to protect its people from invaders. "

Illustration encompass

encompass verb

/ɛnˈkʌm.pəs/

To form a circle around; to encircle.

"The fence completely encompasses the entire backyard. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration old

old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration surround

surround noun

/səˈɹaʊnd/

Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.

"The school's playground had a sturdy metal surround to keep children safe. "

Illustration brick

brick noun

/bɹɪk/

A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

"This wall is made of bricks."

Illustration tendrils

tendrils noun

/ˈtendrəlz/

A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

"The grape vine climbed the trellis, its tendrils reaching out and wrapping tightly around the wooden slats for support. "

Illustration wreath

wreath noun

/ɹiːθ/

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

"a wreath of smoke;  a wreath of clouds"