cloister has definitions from the fields of geography,housing
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[ noun ] (housing) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
2
[ verb ] seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister

Examples

"She cloistered herself in the office"

3
[ verb ] surround with a cloister, as of a garden

Related terms

surround

4
[ noun ] (geography) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)

Related terms

court religion

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