surround
surround Lexical Profile
surround Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To be all around someone or something on every side, or to enclose something within a boundary.
"Tall pine trees surround the quiet mountain cabin on all sides."
To be closely associated with or accompany a particular person, event, or situation.
"A great deal of excitement and speculation continues to surround the upcoming archaeological discovery."
• noun
A border, edging, or decorative casing that encloses an object or area, such as the frame around a fireplace.
"The antique marble surround of the fireplace was carefully restored during the home renovation."
• Rhymes for surround
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman surunder ('to overflow or inundate'), from Late Latin superundare, combining super- ('over') and undare ('to rise in waves', from unda, 'wave'). In the 17th century, folk etymology reshaped the spelling and meaning by associating the second syllable with the English word 'round'.