surrounding

  • 21surrounding circumstances — The circumstances surrounding a transaction, an act, or an accident involved in an action or proceeding. The surrounding circumstances, which, in connection with the happening of an accident, may permit an inference of culpability on the part of… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 22surrounding — /seuh rown ding/, n. 1. something that surrounds. 2. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment: He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. 3. the act of encircling or enclosing. adj. 4. enclosing or… …

    Universalium

  • 23surrounding — Synonyms and related words: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, ambient, bordering, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, claustral, confining, contextual, embracing, encircling, enclosing,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24surrounding — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. enclosing, encircling, encompassing, neighboring; see around 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25surrounding — sur round·ing || sÉ™ raÊŠndɪŋ adj. encircling, inclosing sur·round || sÉ™ raÊŠnd v. encompass, enclose; encircle; besiege …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26surrounding — n 1. perimeter, enclosure, belt, border. See surround(def. 3). 2. surroundings environs, neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage, region, area, locale, district, section; environment, habitat, setting, Fr. mise en scene. scene, entourage, milieu,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 27surrounding — adjective Syn: neighbouring, enclosing, nearby, near, local, adjoining, adjacent …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 28surrounding — sur•round•ing [[t]səˈraʊn dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) something that surrounds 2) surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment 3) enclosing or encircling 4) being the environment or adjacent area • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29surrounding — /səˈraʊndɪŋ/ (say suh rownding) noun 1. that which surrounds. 2. (plural) environing circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment. 3. the act of encircling or enclosing. –adjective 4. that encloses or encircles. 5. neighbouring; nearby; in the… …

  • 30surrounding net — a surface net supported by floats which traps fish both underneath and from the sides. There is a purse line at the net bottom which closes the net and prevents fish escaping downward. See also purse seine, lampara net …

    Dictionary of ichthyology