Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "fence" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

border property divide property fence field fence in animals fence in dog part two pieces of propery receive stolen goods separate two yards wall yard

Derived Terms

Belgian fence Chesterton's fence Fence Houses Fencehouses Virginia fence Virginia rail fence back-fence brush fence buck fence cyclone fence dingo fence drop fence electrical fence fedge fence hopper fence in fence line fence lizard fence month fence off fence post fence sitter fence the tables fence time fence viewer fence wire fence-mending fence-post fence-sit fence-sitter fence-sitting fence-viewer fenceful fenceless fencelet fencelike fenceline fencepole fencepost fencer fencerow fencing flower-fence forefence geo-fence geofence ghetto fence good fences make good neighbors homely as a hedge fence jackleg fence make a Virginia fence mend fences mud fence nigger in the fence on the fence outfence over the fence perimeter fence rail fence cipher refence ride fence ring-fence ringfence rip fence ripgut fence roundpole fence rush one's fences sand fence sit on the fence sit the fence snake fence spite fence split rail fence stone-fence sunk fence swing for the fence swing for the fences the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence throw one's hat over the fence tongue-fence unfence western fence lizard white picket fence wing fence worm fence

Has Part

posts

Context

computing equestrianism programming sports

First Subevents

have proper tools identify boundries put fencing gear on put on protective gear salute oponent

Last Subevents

clean up tools go inside say touche yell touche

Prerequisites

accuire foil attack buy posts buy sword buy wood dig post holes do fencing sword find fencing instructor get agreement of neighbors get epee get foil get protective gear get sabre get sword go to fencing salon have epee hire fence installer hold fencing sword learn to fence practice put on fencing suit put on mask realize how silly looks stab yourself steal steal goods take course take fencing lessons use foil

Subevents

dodge opponents sword drop sword get dressed in special gear getting arrested getting poked have fun jump loose parry raise arms wave sword wear mask

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bargainer barrier close in contend converse dealer discourse enclose fight have inclose monger protect receive shut in struggle trader

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

catch fence electric fence picket fence snow fence

Type Of (IsA)

barrier barrier against people or animals border falling down fixed freestanding structure fixed obstacle free sheet trader wall

Manner Of

enclose fight receive

Motivated By Goal

challenging exercise defend enclose space enclosed seperate outside space learn sport like challenging sports like swords and athletics like to play with swords lost gun needed exercise new radio own epee pretend medieval nobleman privacy wanted to settle argument

Part Of

fence line

Related Terms

wire gauze wire netting

Related Terms

barrier buy buying chain chain link contain criminal divider enclose fencing good fences make good neighbors guard guide hide link memory barrier middleman property property barrier property divider sell selling separate skill wire gauze wire netting yard

Synonym Network

argue barrier defence defend equivocate evade fencing fortify guard hedge hoarding jump palings parry pawn prevaricate protection security shield shuffle stockade wall

Used For

containing animals creating privacy enclosing space keep pets in marking property lines

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.