Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enclosure

4 senses of enclosure

Sense 1
enclosure -- (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)
       => area -- (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants")

Sense 2
enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure -- (the act of enclosing something inside something else)
       => insertion, introduction, intromission -- (the act of putting one thing into another)

Sense 3
enclosure, natural enclosure -- (a naturally enclosed space)
       => space -- (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth")

Sense 4
enclosure, inclosure -- (something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter)
       => document, written document, papers -- (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))