noun Download 🔗Share A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter. Examples : "The schoolyard was enclosed by a tall wooden fence. " property architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. Examples : "The fence sold the stolen laptop to a student for a fraction of its value. " police law business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The art or practice of fencing. Examples : "My brother is studying fencing, and he's getting very good at it. " sport entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A guard or guide on machinery. Examples : "The machine had a fence to prevent operators from getting too close to the moving parts. " machine technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barrier, for example an emotional barrier. Examples : "His shyness created a fence between him and the other students, making it hard for him to join in class discussions. " property architecture material building emotion mind essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A memory barrier. Examples : "The programmer added a fence to ensure the data written to the file was consistently saved. " computing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enclose, contain or separate by building fence. Examples : "The farmer fenced in the entire field to keep the sheep from wandering. " property building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive. Examples : "To avoid admitting he was late for school, he fenced about the reason, saying he was "held up" by a friend. " communication language attitude action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading