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Word entry · 8 letters

encircle

Best crossword clue

"Surround completely"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈsɜːkl̩/Part of speech verbSorted cceeilnrStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bind with something round or circular

Word origin

From en- + circle.

Used in a sentence

  • "Friday!" she called out, bursting open the doors and quickly encircling her friend in the warmth of her arms.
  • […]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there.
  • It is also customary in the Orient and among Sephardim for the mourners to encircle the coffin of an erudite person seven times and recite Yoshayv besayter while making each circuit.

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