Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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convent | Yes | No | No | No |
cloister | Yes | No | Yes | No |
convent (noun) | cloister (noun) |
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a religious residence especially for nuns | residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together | a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) |
convent (verb) | cloister (verb) |
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seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister | |
surround with a cloister | |
surround with a cloister, as of a garden |