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English to English noun
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an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure |  | Example: the south wall had a small window
the walls were covered with pictures
source: wordnet30
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anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect | | Example: a wall of water
a wall of smoke
a wall of prejudice
negotiations ran into a brick wall
source: wordnet30
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(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure | | Example: stomach walls
source: wordnet30
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a difficult or awkward situation | | Example: his back was to the wall
competition was pushing them to the wall
source: wordnet30
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a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) | | source: wordnet30
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a layer of material that encloses space | | Example: the walls of the cylinder were perforated
the container's walls were blue
source: wordnet30
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a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) | | Example: the wall followed the road
he ducked behind the garden wall and waited
source: wordnet30
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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | | Example: they stormed the ramparts of the city
they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
source: wordnet30
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A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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surround with a wall in order to fortify | | source: wordnet30
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To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. | | source: webster1913
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