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   wall

   /wɔːl/

   noun

   • 1. a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land: "a garden wall" Similar barrierpartitionroom dividerenclosurescreenpanelseparatorpalisadedamdykefortificationrampartbarricadeparapetbulwarkstockadebaileybreastwork
   • ▪ an upright side of a building or room: "opulent rooms with tapestries on the walls"
   • ▪ any high vertical surface, especially one that is imposing in scale: "the eastern wall of the valley"
   • ▪ short for Berlin Wall
   • 2. a thing regarded as a protective or restrictive barrier: "police investigating the murders met a wall of silence from witnesses" Similar obstaclebarrierbarricadefenceimpedimenthindranceblockcheck
   • ▪ a line of defenders forming a barrier against a free kick taken near the penalty area: "he curled a free kick around the wall for a late equalizer"
   • 3. the membranous outer layer or lining of an organ or cavity: "the wall of the stomach"
   • 4. the rock enclosing a lode or seam.
   • 5. another term for wall brown

   verb

   • 1. enclose (an area) within walls, especially for protection or privacy: "parts of the city's East End had been walled off with concrete barricades" Similar encloseboundencircleconfinehemcircumscribecloseshutfenceseparatepartition
   • ▪ block or seal a place by building a wall around or across it: "one doorway has been walled up" Similar blocksealclosebrick up
   • ▪ confine or imprison someone or something in a restricted or sealed place: "the grey tenements walled in the space completely"

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wall-less adjective

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   WALL definition: 1. a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something: 2. any…. Learn more.

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   Wall definition: any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.. See examples of WALL used in a sentence.

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   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. “the south wall had a small window”. “the walls were covered with pictures”. see more. noun.

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   A wall is an upright structure that encloses, divides, or protects an area, or something that resembles a wall in appearance, function, or construction. Learn more about the different types, uses, and idioms of walls from various sources and dictionaries.

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