English to English
wall
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noun (n)
- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure(noun.artifact)Example:
The south wall had a small window.
The walls were covered with pictures.
source: wordnet30 - anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect(noun.object)Example:
A wall of water.
A wall of smoke.
A wall of prejudice.
Negotiations ran into a brick wall.
source: wordnet30 - (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure(noun.body)Example:
Stomach walls.
source: wordnet30 - a difficult or awkward situation(noun.state)Example:
His back was to the wall.
Competition was pushing them to the wall.
source: wordnet30 - a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a layer of material that encloses space(noun.artifact)Example:
The walls of the cylinder were perforated.
The container's walls were blue.
source: wordnet30 - a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)(noun.artifact)Example:
The wall followed the road.
He ducked behind the garden wall and waited.
source: wordnet30 - A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.(noun)source: webster1913
- A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.(noun)source: webster1913