All fence synonyms
fence
F f noun fence
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- wall β any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- rail β any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.
- dike β a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- roadblock β an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- barbed wire β Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences.
- barricade β A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
- railing β a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- net β net income, profit, or the like.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- shield β a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- palisade β a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
- cyclone β A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- defense β the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
- stockade β Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- rampart β Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
- hedge β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- balustrade β A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- paling β a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- backstop β a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- stakes β something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
verb fence
- mew β a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- cage β A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
- hem β to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
- cavil β If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- maneuver β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- sidestep β to step to one side.
- outwit β to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent.
- parry β to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- stonewall β to engage in stonewalling.
- quibble β an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- duck β any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- feint β a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
- prevaricate β to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- shirk β to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- tergiversate β to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- coop β A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- bound β Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- girdle β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.