Fence White Fens House Picket People Noun Bre

• she walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.
• the white house already is struggling to mend fences with europe.
• the house was surrounded by a white picket fence.
• there was a cottage garden at the front and 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/yard, field, etc. to keep animals in, or to keep people and animals out
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 that other people have a better situation than they have
5. to find a solution to a disagreement with somebody
6. in a situation that is different from the one that you are in
7. to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing something
• He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.

Extra Examples

• She walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.
• The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.
• The house was surrounded by a white picket fence.
• There was a cottage garden at the front and a white picket fence.
• a fence around the site
• a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence
• the airport perimeter fence
• the fence line separating the United States from Mexico
• Security guards with dogs patrolled the perimeter fence.

Word Origin

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