6
envelop(verb, open, restrain, hide, confine)
6
periphery(noun, limit, edge, bound, border)
6
selvage(noun, limit, edge, bound, border)
5
begird(verb, open, surround, shut, circumjacence)
5
beset(verb, open, shut, circumjacence)
5
cage(noun, verb, support, hold, obscure)
5
define(noun, verb, touch, edge, surround)
5
flounce(support, structure, edge, border, framework)
5
fold(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain)
5
gird(verb, open, turn, restrict, bind)
5
girdle(verb, open, secure, turn, restrict)
5
lap(verb, hold, cover, secure, restrain)
5
perimeter(noun, edge, bound, border, surplus)
4
bound(noun, verb, move, end, meet)
4
boundary(noun, limit, outline, edge, trim)
4
fence(verb, separate, obscure, hide, restrict)
4
frill(noun, edge)
4
furbelow(noun, edge)
4
hedge(verb, open, surround, shut)
4
keep within bounds(verb, expression, idiom)
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