Cloister – A covered passage around a square space within a building

(Pronounced kloy-stuh)

To remember the definition of the word cloister, use the following mnemonic:

Clams and oysters (cloister) walk through the covered passage around the square space within the building.

Examples of cloister in a sentence

The cloister was in desperate need of repair. 

He asked me to meet him under the cloister, but he never showed up.

Racing my friends around the cloister is lots of fun!