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cloister

nounverb /klɔɪstər/ 2 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

noun

a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

verb

seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister

“She cloistered herself in the office”

verb

surround with a cloister

“cloister the garden”

verb

surround with a cloister, as of a garden

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