clois|ter

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• clois|ter|er — «KLOYS tuhr uhr», noun. a monk or nun …   Useful english dictionary

• clois·ter — /ˈkloıstɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a place where monks or nuns live : a monastery or convent 2 : a covered path or hall with arches that is on the side of a building (such as a monastery or church) and that has one open side usually facing a… …   Useful english dictionary

• en|clois|ter — «ehn KLOYS tuhr», transitive verb. Obsolete. 1. to confine in a cloister. 2. to shut in; confine; immure …   Useful english dictionary

• clois — clois·ter·er; clois·ter·less; clois·ter·ly; clois·tral; clois·ter; clois·ter·al; …   English syllables

• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

• cloister — clois·ter …   English syllables

• cloisteral — clois·ter·al …   English syllables

• cloisterer — clois·ter·er …   English syllables

• cloisterly — clois·ter·ly …   English syllables

• cloister — clois|ter1 [ klɔıstər ] noun count 1. ) often plural a covered path around an open area in the center of a large building such as a CATHEDRAL or MONASTERY 2. ) LITERARY a MONASTERY or CONVENT cloister clois|ter 2 [ klɔıstər ] verb transitive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English