The meaning of Environs

noun

A large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth.

Usage examples:

I slept on the ground covered by my blanket

adjective

Covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive.

Usage examples:

A blanket ban on tobacco advertising

verb

Cover completely with a thick layer of something.

Usage examples:

The countryside was blanketed in snow

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.

Usage examples:

He threw his cloak about him

verb

Dress in a cloak.

Usage examples:

They sat cloaked and hooded

noun

A loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves that fastens at the neck and hangs from the shoulders

Usage examples:

The agents operate under a cloak of secrecy., the deal was cloaked in secrecy.

noun

An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity.

Usage examples:

A coal-mining district

verb

Divide into areas.

Usage examples:

The committee districted the city into blocks

noun

An area of a country, state, or city that has been given fixed borders for official purposes, or one having a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas

Usage examples:

The theater district in new york is in midtown manhattan.

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Usage examples:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

verb

Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.

Usage examples:

A figure enveloped in a black cloak

verb

To cover or surround something completely

Usage examples:

The entire area was enveloped in fog.

noun

The position or site of something.

Usage examples:

The rock's size and locality

noun

A particular area or neighborhood

Usage examples:

The schools work with states, localities, teachers, and parents.

noun

A particular area of a state or country

Usage examples:

The plan includes support for small businesses to modernize manufacturing in the locality., the min…

noun

A district or community within a town or city.

Usage examples:

She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of boston

noun

An area of a town, or the people who live or work in this area

Usage examples:

The company aims to set up a nursery school in every neighbourhood., the $150 million bond issue wi…

plural noun

The outer parts of a town or city.

Usage examples:

He built a new factory on the outskirts of birmingham

plural noun

(of cities and towns) the areas that form the edge

Usage examples:

The outskirts of town

noun

The areas that form the edge of a town or city

Usage examples:

The factory is in/on the outskirts of new delhi.

noun

The outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Usage examples:

New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site

noun

The outer edge of an area

Usage examples:

We’ve planted 50 small trees around the periphery of the property.

noun

The area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place.

Usage examples:

A former mp who still works in the precincts of the house

noun

A division of a city or town, esp. an area protected by one police station, or a division used for elections

Usage examples:

The private precincts of the university

noun

An area of a town or city where there are a lot of shops, and where traffic is not allowed

Usage examples:

A shopping/pedestrian precinct, the voter turnout in the precinct was low compared to the rest of t…

noun

The area near or surrounding a place.

Usage examples:

The photogenic purlieus of cambridge

noun

An area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

Usage examples:

The equatorial regions

noun

A particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth’s surface

Usage examples:

Wheat is the major crop of this region., he’s complaining of pain in the lower abdominal region., a…

noun

A particular area or part of the world, or one of the areas into which a country is divided

Usage examples:

The less-developed regions of the world, coastal regions of the country have much better infrastruc…

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

noun

The suburbs or their inhabitants viewed collectively.

Usage examples:

The sprawl of suburbia into the surrounding countryside

noun

The suburbs of a city, or suburbs in general

noun

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.

Usage examples:

A highly respectable suburb of chicago

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Usage examples:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Usage examples:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

plural noun

The things and conditions around a person or thing.

Usage examples:

I took up the time admiring my surroundings

plural noun

The place where you live and the conditions in which you live

Usage examples:

Everyone wants safe, comfortable surroundings.

verb

Wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth.

Usage examples:

She swaddled the baby tightly

verb

To wrap a baby tightly in cloth

Usage examples:

Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it crying.

noun

A broad strip or area of something.

Usage examples:

Vast swathes of countryside

verb

Wrap in several layers of fabric.

Usage examples:

His hands were swathed in bandages

noun

A piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped.

Usage examples:

They wrapped the body inside a canvas swathe

noun

Another term for vicinity.

noun

The area near or surrounding a particular place.

Usage examples:

The number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small

noun

The area immediately surrounding something

Usage examples:

There are many stores in the vicinity where she can shop., an area of low pressure off the southeas…

noun

The area around a place or where the speaker is

Usage examples:

There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station., we could see that there were se…

verb

Cover or enclose in paper or soft material.

Usage examples:

The candles are wrapped in tissue paper

noun

A loose outer garment or piece of material.

Usage examples:

Beach wraps

verb

To cover something or someone with paper, cloth, or other material

Usage examples:

She wrapped the present and tied it with a ribbon., wrap the chicken in foil and cook it for two ho…