noun
- An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.
- usage: "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
- Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect.
- usage: "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
- Anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure. (
- usage: "stomach walls"
- synonyms: paries
- A difficult or awkward situation.
- usage: "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
- A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain. )
- A layer of material that encloses space.
- usage: "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
- A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden. )
- usage: "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
- An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes.
- usage: "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
verb
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