cloister
Nouns
- (n) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) religious residence,
- (n) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
Verbs
- (v) surround with a cloister, as of a garden
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(v) surround with a cloister
- cloister the garden
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(v) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
- She cloistered herself in the office