Encircling

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.
     encercler.]
     To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;
     to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army
     encircled the city.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.
  
     Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  encircling \encircling\ adj.
     surrounding. [prenominal]
  
     Syn: circumferential, skirting(prenominal).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  encircling
       adj : being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling
             arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting" [syn:
              {encircling(a)}, {skirting(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "encircling":
     ambient, assimilating, circling, circumambient, circumferential,
     circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, comprising,
     containing, counting, covering, embracing, enclosing, encompassing,
     enfolding, enveloping, environing, envisaging, including,
     inclusive, incorporating, neighboring, numbering, peripheral,
     roundabout, suburban, surrounding, wrapping