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  • 41hedge — /hɛdʒ / (say hej) noun 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary. 2. any barrier or boundary. 3. an act or a means of hedging a bet or the like. 4. an investment, fiscal policy, etc.,… …

  • 42fence — fencelike, adj. /fens/, n., v., fenced, fencing. n. 1. a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary. 2. Informal. a person who receives… …

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  • 43hedge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shrubbery, hedgerow. See vegetable, enclosure. v. evade; protect, shelter; hem in, obstruct; temporize. See compensation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fence, hedgerow, thornbush, shrubbery, enclosure,… …

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  • 44hedge — hedgeless, adj. /hej/, n., v., hedged, hedging. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 2. any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 3. an… …

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  • 45fence — [[t]fɛns[/t]] n. v. fenced, fenc•ing 1) a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usu. made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, confine a person or thing, or mark a boundary 2) inf a person who receives and disposes… …

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  • 46hedge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hegge, from Old English hecg; akin to Old English haga hedge, hawthorn Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees b. barrier, limit 2. a means of protection… …

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  • 47hedge — [[t]hɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. hedged, hedg•ing 1) bot a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow 2) any barrier or boundary 3) an act or means of hedging: to buy gold as a hedge against… …

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  • 48fence — I. n. 1. Protecting enclosure, wall, hedge, post and rail framing, wire guard, palings, etc. (as the case may be). 2. Shield, guard, security, protection, defence. 3. Fencing, art of self defence, swordsmanship, sword play. 4. Defensive argument …

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  • 49fence — n 1. railing, rail, paling, boarding, balustrade, palisade, Fort. stockade; enclosure, confine, boundary, periphery, border, margin; barrier, barricade, wall, circumvallation; hedge, hedgerow. 2. fencing, swordplay, swordsmanship. 3. on the fence …

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  • 50hedge — n. & v. n. 1 a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. 2 a protection against possible loss or diminution. v. 1 tr. surround or bound with a hedge. 2 tr. (foll. by in) enclose. 3 a tr. reduce one s risk of loss on (a bet or… …

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