同義詞
1. a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape
- barrier
- , paling
- , railing
- , rail
- , bar
- , hurdle
- , enclosure
- , wall
- , hedge
- , hedgerow
- , windbreak
- , groyne
- , partition
- , barricade
- , stockade
- , palisade
- , rampart
- , protection
- , defence
- , circumvallation
2. a person who deals in stolen goods
3. surround or protect with a fence
- enclose
- , surround
- , circumscribe
- , encircle
- , circle
- , encompass
- , bound
- , form a barrier around
- , form a ring round
- , divide up
- , section off
- , separate off
- , partition off
- , cut off
- , cordon off
- , close off
- , isolate
- , segregate
- , seal
- , close
- , gird
- , girdle
- , engird
- , compass
4. enclose or separate an area with a fence
- confine
- , pen in
- , coop up
- , rail in
- , box in
- , wall in
- , hedge in
- , hem in
- , close in
- , shut in
- , shut up
- , mew up
- , immure
- , lock in
- , shut off
- , separate off
- , cut off
- , intern
- , impound
- , hold captive
- , keep under lock and key
- , enclose
- , surround
- , kettle
- , secure
- , protect
- , defend
- , corral
5. buy or sell (stolen goods)
6. conduct a discussion or argument in an evasive way
- be evasive
- , be vague
- , be ambiguous
- , be non-committal
- , equivocate
- , prevaricate
- , stall
- , vacillate
- , quibble
- , hedge
- , beat about the bush
- , dodge the issue
- , sidestep the issue
- , parry questions
- , fudge the issue
- , mince one's words
- , pussyfoot around
- , duck the question
- , duck the issue
- , waffle
- , flannel
- , shilly-shally
- , palter
- , tergiversate
