Definition of surrounds

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • surrounds is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • surrounds is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • surrounds is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of surrounds


  • envelop completely (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. smother
  • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb)

    Examples

    1. The forest surrounds my property

    Synonyms

    1. border
    2. environ
    3. ring
    4. skirt
  • the area in which something exists or lives (noun)

    Examples

    1. the country--the flat agricultural surround

    Synonyms

    1. environment
    2. environs
    3. surroundings
  • surround so as to force to give up (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. beleaguer
    2. besiege
    3. circumvent
    4. hem in
  • surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. fence
    2. fence in
    3. palisade
    4. wall

See definition of surrounds in Merriam Webster