Word Finder - surrounding

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To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

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To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.

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To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.

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to surround the world

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An outlying area; area in proximity to something

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An environment

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Which surrounds something

Talon booked up all the surrounding hotels.

The surrounding mountains are lofty and rugged.

I'll do some digging in the surrounding areas.

Surely you dwell here or in one of these surrounding towns.

It was the mystery surrounding the family that kept her mind occupied – and Yancey.

He squinted as he surveyed the black oven surrounding them.

White and black feathered arrows suddenly poured from the surrounding forest.

Her assessing gaze took in the surrounding area.

At their opposite ends the dorsal and ventral vessels are probably connected with one another by means of a splanchnic sinus surrounding the stomach.

The alpine meadows of the surrounding mountains were painted with some of the nation's most spectacular displays throughout the summer.

There are demons in the forest surrounding the Immortals. winter stronghold.

It was called "Ivy Green" because the house and the surrounding trees and fences were covered with beautiful English ivy.

The cliff and surrounding mountains were now behind them.

They were everywhere, like the mountain ranges surrounding their hideout.

None of them were in clusters, such as villages or towns, but each had ample grounds of its own, with orchards and gardens surrounding it.

But instead of a rim of darker blue surrounding her irises, they were rimmed by a thick band of iridescent silver.

He sat, his warmth surrounding her once more.

She was unaware of where she went until a death dealer faded from the surrounding forest.

The surrounding country is thickly populated.

She sensed Jule, her father, and hundreds—no, thousands!—of tiny signatures surrounding them.

Something about him touched her on a level that left her feeling at peace, as if he, too, understood what it was to face death each day and struggle to see the light instead of the surrounding darkness.

The hallway led into an open area with one car in the large parking lot and a medieval stone wall and turrets surrounding the entire hacienda.

The air was charged by the activated electromagnetic field surrounding the compound.

The living room and kitchen, which faced to the south, provided an exquisite view of the surrounding countryside.

The rafters creaked and strained, and the branches of the trees surrounding the house rattled and beat against the windows, as the winds rioted up and down the country.

There are a number of restaurants in the surrounding area available for visitors looking for a bite to eat.

After leaving the town, we drove around the surrounding countryside in hopes Howie my spot one of the scenes of his other visions.

Moonlight and darkness alike bent and danced around him, surrounding him in a hazy metallic shimmer.

The day grew hot fast, though the surrounding peaks shaded her from the sun itself.

There were a number of different routes, but the Deans chose the two-mile town site loop, a nearly flat path that first traversed a scented pine forest and then opened to a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains.

Its size was camouflaged by the surrounding forest and technology.

Cold water soaked Lana's boots as Dan kept them on the creek's edge for a few hundred meters before veering into the surrounding forest.

Groups of people milled and moved towards the fields surrounding the town, guided by moonlight and the light of handheld lanterns.

After the requisite comments on the beauties of Ouray and the surrounding mountains, Faust explained he was from California, here on business—for a short stay, he added.

The warmth of the evening chased out Bird Song's guests—all non-dieters probably queuing up for ice cream, or maybe simply promenading the Victorian village streets as alpenglow painted the surrounding peaks in pink.

Lana followed them into the medical facility after a quick look around, not recognizing the flat landscape and distant red rocks surrounding the canyon in which they'd landed.

Deidre awoke and looked at her then at her ankles.  Katie was caught by the other woman's eyes.  They were large and turquoise, like the shallows surrounding the Caribbean Sanctuary.

Aside from the anticipation of locating Jeffrey Byrne and the uncertainty surrounding it, Dean felt pretty damn good.

Their relations to the surrounding beds are still obscure.

The surrounding territory is fertile.

Not only is there a food court with fast food in the mall, there are a variety of restaurants surrounding it.

It was a silver coin, warmed by his skin, with a circle of cuneiform symbols surrounding a star with two arrows.

Brady scanned the surrounding forest again, trying to figure out which way Lana had gone.

He'd make a crater of the castle and the surrounding countryside!

He took off running toward the palace, his demon vision guiding him in the darkness.  Kris followed closely, and they burst onto the yards surrounding the palace.

Charlottesville is a trade centre for the surrounding country; among its manufactures are woollen goods, overalls, agricultural implements and cigars and tobacco.

Besides the crusader and other remains in the village itself, the surrounding country possesses many tells (mounds) covering the sites of ancient cities.

The surrounding country is fertile and highly cultivated, and the large quantities of flax and hemp there raised encourage an active weaving industry in the town.

The surrounding hills (Vinik, Goritsa, Kamenitsa) were, after 1886, fortified by modern earthworks.

It is flanked on each side by well-preserved warehouses, another group of which, surrounding a large court, lies to the south-west.