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    cloister

    cloister - Dictionary definition and meaning for word cloister

    Definition
    (noun) residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
    Synonyms : religious residence
    Definition
    (noun) a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) Definition
    (verb) surround with a cloister, as of a garden Definition
    (verb) surround with a cloister
    Example Sentence
    • cloister the garden
    Definition
    (verb) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
    Example Sentence
    • She cloistered herself in the office
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cloister

cloister....close+sister...where sisters (nuns) are getting closed or where sisters are resides.....

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cloister-oister(oyster)..generally oysters are dome like structures, ehich resembles the monastries and convents that are genereally dome like..

Cloister = Closed structure

cloister reminds me about church's sister(teacher in christian schools). they live in convent or monastery

when u close some the person is confined

closed to outsiders----to close oneself narrowly

CLoister = Close+ Oyster ; living away from world in a calm close place like an Oyster

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