wall

noun

  1. 1

    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

    they stormed the ramparts of the city

    they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down

  2. 2

    an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

    the south wall had a small window

    the walls were covered with pictures

  3. 3

    a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

    the wall followed the road

    he ducked behind the garden wall and waited

  4. 4

    a layer of material that encloses space

    the walls of the cylinder were perforated

    the container's walls were blue

  5. 5

    (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

    stomach walls

  6. 6

    anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

    a wall of water

    a wall of smoke

  7. 7

    a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

  8. 8

    a difficult or awkward situation

    his back was to the wall

    competition was pushing them to the wall

verb

  1. 1

    surround with a wall in order to fortify

Synonyms

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