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fence
Overview of noun fence
The noun fence has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (32) fence, fencing -- (a barrier that serves to enclose an area)
2. fence -- (a dealer in stolen property)
Overview of verb fence
The verb fence has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) fence, fence in -- (enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard")
2. fence -- (receive stolen goods)
3. fence -- (fight with fencing swords)
4. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround -- (surround with a wall in order to fortify)
5. argue, contend, debate, fence -- (have an argument about something)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fence
2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
=> barrier
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fence
=> trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
=> merchant, merchandiser
=> businessperson, bourgeois
=> capitalist
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fence
1 of 2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
=> backstop
=> chainlink fence
=> hedge, hedgerow
=> picket fence, paling
=> rail fence
=> stone wall
=> wall
=> weir
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fence
2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
=> barrier
Sense 2
fence
=> trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
Antonyms of noun fence
Member Holonyms of noun fence
Substance Holonyms of noun fence
Part Holonyms of noun fence
1 of 2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
PART OF: fence line
Member Meronyms of noun fence
Substance Meronyms of noun fence
Part Meronyms of noun fence
Meronyms of noun fence
Holonyms of noun fence
1 of 2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
PART OF: fence line
Attributes of noun fence
Derived Forms of noun fence
2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
RELATED TO>(verb) fence#1
=> fence, fence in
RELATED TO>(verb) fence#4
=> wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
Sense 2
fence
RELATED TO>(verb) fence#2
=> fence
Domain of noun fence
1 of 2 senses of fence
Sense 2
fence
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of noun fence
Familiarity of noun fence
fence used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fence
2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
> barrier
=> bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
=> barricade
=> breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
=> bulwark
=> crash barrier
=> dam, dike, dyke
=> fence, fencing
=> fender, wing
=> grate, grating
=> hurdle
=> movable barrier
=> railing, rail
=> revetment
=> roadblock, barricade
=> starting gate, starting stall
Sense 2
fence
> trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
=> art dealer
=> barterer
=> bibliopole, bibliopolist
=> cheesemonger
=> costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy
=> cutler
=> draper
=> fence
=> fishmonger, fishwife
=> horse trader
=> ironmonger, hardwareman
=> mercer
=> seedsman, seedman
=> slopseller, slop-seller
=> stamp dealer
=> stock trader
Meronyms of noun fence
2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
=> barrier
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
fence
=> trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
=> merchant, merchandiser
=> businessperson, bourgeois
=> capitalist
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun fence
1 of 2 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fencing
PART OF: fence line
Grep of noun fence
biodefence
biological defence
biological warfare defence
bw defence
chainlink fence
chemical defence
defence
deliberate defence
eastern fence lizard
fence
fence-sitter
fence line
fence lizard
fence mending
fence rail
fencer
fencer's mask
fencesitter
hasty defence
line of defence
offence
peacock flower fence
picket fence
rail fence
regulatory offence
self-defence
snake-rail fence
snake fence
statutory offence
sunk fence
virginia fence
western fence lizard
worm fence
Antonyms of verb fence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fence
5 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
=> enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
=> surround, skirt, border
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sense 2
fence
=> receive, have
=> get, acquire
Sense 3
fence
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> protect
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
=> talk, speak
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fence
3 of 5 senses of fence
Sense 3
fence
=> parry, block, deflect
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> stockade
=> circumvallate
Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> stickle
=> spar
=> quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
=> quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
=> oppose
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fence
5 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
=> enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
Sense 2
fence
=> receive, have
Sense 3
fence
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> protect
Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
'Cause To' of verb fence
Derived Forms of verb fence
4 of 5 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
RELATED TO>(noun) fence#1
=> fence, fencing
RELATED TO>(noun) fencing#1
=> fence, fencing
Sense 2
fence
RELATED TO>(noun) fence#2
=> fence
Sense 3
fence
RELATED TO>(noun) fencer#1
=> fencer, swordsman
RELATED TO>(noun) fencing#3
=> fencing
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
RELATED TO>(noun) fence#1
=> fence, fencing
Domain of verb fence
Domain Terms of verb fence
Familiarity of verb fence
fence used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb fence
5 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
fence
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
fence
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fence
5 senses of fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
> enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
=> tuck, insert
=> wall in, wall up
=> embower, bower
=> enshrine, shrine
=> encase, incase, case
=> immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury, eat up
=> frame, frame in, border
=> glass, glass in
=> bank
=> dike, dyke
=> encapsulate
=> fence, fence in
=> rope in, rope off, cordon off
=> casket
=> corral
=> fortify, fort
=> hedge, hedge in
Sense 2
fence
> receive, have
=> take in, take up
=> accept
=> fence
=> graduate
=> inherit
Sense 3
fence
> contend, fight, struggle
=> bear down
=> fistfight
=> join battle
=> tug
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> settle, get back
=> fight back
=> battle, combat
=> war
=> attack, assail
=> duel
=> joust
=> chicken-fight, chickenfight
=> tourney
=> feud
=> skirmish
=> bandy
=> fence
=> box
=> spar
=> scuffle, tussle
=> wrestle
=> engage, wage
Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
> protect
=> cover for
=> immunize, immunise
=> overprotect
=> look out
=> cover
=> guard, ward
=> defend, guard, hold
=> shield, screen
=> charm
=> wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> safeguard
=> cover
=> cover
=> mothproof
=> body guard
=> insure
=> cover
=> keep, preserve
Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
> converse, discourse
=> argue, contend, debate, fence
=> interview, question
=> interview
=> interview
=> chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fence
Sense 1
fence, fence in
=> enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
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Sense 2
fence
=> receive, have
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Sense 3
fence
=> contend, fight, struggle
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Sense 4
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
=> protect
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Sense 5
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
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Grep of verb fence
fence
fence in
Grep of adj fence
fenced
fenced in
fencelike
on the fence
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