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surrounds

surrounds noun: things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of surround.

Noun

surrounds pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.
    • It was an informative guide to the city and surrounds.
    Synonyms:
    environs, hinterland

Also used as

surrounds is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of surround.

Synonyms of surrounds

Questions about surrounds

What does surrounds mean?
Surrounds means things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.
What part of speech is surrounds?
Surrounds is a noun.

Words near surrounds in the dictionary

  1. surrounders
  2. surroundest
  3. surroundeth
  4. surrounding
  5. surroundings
  6. surrounds
  7. surroyal
  8. surroyals
  9. surry
  10. Surry County
  11. surry fex

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