n.
1.residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
2.a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) cloister v.
1.surround with a cloister, as of a garden
2.seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
Idiom of the Day
catch (someone) red-handed
to find someone in the middle of doing something wrong
The clerk caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing the candy.