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nounthe act of enclosing something inside something else
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- case an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- case the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- walker a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
- walker an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
- perimeter a line enclosing a plane areas
- arch a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- snail freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- casing the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- avocado a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- cordon a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing