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nounresidence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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nouna courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
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"She cloistered herself in the office"verbseclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
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"cloister the garden"verbsurround with a cloister
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verbsurround with a cloister, as of a garden
Examples of cloister
- "She cloistered herself in the office"
- "cloister the garden"