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How to pronounce fence in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms argue, contend, debate
Type of converse, discourse
Has types dispute, spar, squabble, stickle, argufy, altercate, niggle, oppose, brabble, pettifog, quarrel, quibble, scrap, bicker
Type Words
Synonyms fence in
Type of enclose, shut in, inclose, close in
Derivation fencing


we fenced in our yard.
Type Words
Synonyms fencing
Type of barrier
Has types chainlink fence, wall, weir, split-rail fence, rail fence, stone wall, hedge, hedgerow, backstop, paling, picket fence
Type Words
Synonyms fence in, palisade, surround, wall
Type of protect
Has types circumvallate, stockade
Type Words
Type of bargainer, dealer, monger, trader
Type Words
Type of fight, struggle, contend
Has types parry, deflect, block
Derivation fencing, fencer
Type Words
Type of have, receive

Examples of fence

fence
Maybe you want to offer up your brick wall, fence or house for them to paint on?
From the ocregister.com
Ehrlich crushed a pitch over the center field fence to make it 1-0 in the first.
From the stltoday.com
Any Tunisian who had been on the fence now knew that the president was finished.
From the washingtonpost.com
Despite being a renter, Sue has paid for the cost of the fence, at least so far.
From the kansas.com
Cool breezes filter over the low fence that separates the street from the ocean.
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Dunham tried to push the offense, while Sherk counterattacked against the fence.
From the chron.com
Jordan said most of his out-of-state friends don't believe how big the fence is.
From the infowars.com
Chicken wire has been added to the fence to give the plant something to grow on.
From the kansas.com
Also Sunday, two Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces near the border fence.
From the edition.cnn.com
More examples
  • A barrier that serves to enclose an area
  • Enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
  • Receive stolen goods
  • A dealer in stolen property
  • Fight with fencing swords
  • Wall: surround with a wall in order to fortify
  • A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage ( ...
  • A fence is an individual who knowingly buys stolen property for later resale in a (usually) legitimate market. As a verb, the word describes the behavior of the thief in the transaction: The burglar fenced the radio. This sense of the term came from thieves' slang, first attested c. ...
  • In finance a fence is an investment strategy that uses options to limit the range of possible returns on an financial instrument.