Fence Fens White Garden Perimeter Wire House Picket

• the two women chatted over the garden fence.
• security guards with dogs patrolled the perimeter fence.
• the footpath was blocked by a barbed wire fence.
• the house was surrounded by a white picket fence.

fence

1. a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary, or around a garden, field, etc. to keep animals in, or to keep people and animals out
• SEE ALSO chain-link fence
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chain-link-fence
• The two women chatted over the garden fence.
• Security guards with dogs patrolled the perimeter fence.
• The footpath was blocked by a barbed wire fence.
• The house was surrounded by a white picket fence.

Extra Examples

• She walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.
• There was a cottage garden at the front and a white picket fence.
• a fence around the site
• the airport perimeter fence
• the fence line separating the United States from Mexico
2. a structure that horses must jump over in a race or a competition
3. a criminal who buys and sells stolen goods
4. said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think they could be happier in a different place or situation
5. to find a solution when you disagree with somebody
• RELATED NOUN fence-mending
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fence-mending
• The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.
• Is it too late to mend fences with your ex-wife?
6. used to refer to either of two opposite opinions on an issue
• The two countries are often on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to climate change.
• There are arguments on both sides of the aisle.

Extra Examples

• On the other side of the fence there is anger at the reforms.
• It is a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence.
7. to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing something
• He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘defending, defence’): shortening of defence. Compare with fend.