cloister

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I - noun

1. residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
• Syn:
religious residence
• Derivationally related forms:
cloistral
• Hypernyms:
residence
• Hyponyms:
convent, monastery, priory
2. a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
• Topics:
religion, faith, religious belief
• Hypernyms:
court, courtyard

II - verb

1. surround with a cloister, as of a garden
• Hypernyms:
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. surround with a cloister
- cloister the garden
• Hypernyms:
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
- She cloistered herself in the office
• Hypernyms:
isolate, insulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody