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cloister

/'kl//Oi//st/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms religious residence

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. An inclosed place.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. surround with a cloister, as of a garden

    verb.stative

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. surround with a cloister

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Cloister the garden.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister

    verb.change

    Examples
    She cloistered herself in the office.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the world; to immure.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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