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surround
Verb
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When you surround something, you confine that object on all sides of it.
The police surrounded the burglars to prevent them from escaping.
The house was surrounded by flower beds.
sound
Noun
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any noise; something that can be heard by the ears.
There was a loud sound.
sound
Verb
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If something sounds a particular way, you think it is that way when you hear or read about it.
The restaurant sounds great.
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.