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wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bulwark, rampart |
| Type of | embankment |
| Has types | merlon, fraise, earthwork, crenellation, crenelation, battlement, bailey |
they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down.
wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paries |
| Type of | stratum |
| Has types | abdominal wall |
stomach walls.
wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fence, fencing |
| Has types | party wall, retaining wall |
the wall followed the road.
he ducked behind the garden wall and waited.
wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | divider, partition |
| Has types | bearing wall, gable end, gable, gable wall, cavity wall, chimney breast, proscenium, proscenium wall, firewall, wainscoting, attic, parapet, sidewall, wainscotting |
the south wall had a small window.
the walls were covered with pictures.
wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | object, physical object |
| Has types | footwall, hanging wall |
a wall of water.
a wall of smoke.
a wall of prejudice.
negotiations ran into a brick wall.
wall::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | geological formation, formation |
Examples of wall
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The store itself is an old public works garage that shares a wall with the jail.
From the thenewstribune.com
The walls are lined with big screen televisions, including a 50-foot media wall.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Wall has tendinitis in his right knee, and Blatche is out with a sore left knee.
From the washingtontimes.com
Maybe you want to offer up your brick wall, fence or house for them to paint on?
From the ocregister.com
Both protrude like awnings, blocking excessive heat from the glass wall beneath.
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A shelf hangs on the west wall along with a scythe, a sword, a saddle, and boot.
From the kansas.com
A man walks past a wall covered with nationalist art in Pyong yang, North Korea.
From the denverpost.com
The standing ovation that met the end of the concerto was like a wall of energy.
From the timesunion.com
The videos ran continuously on the television, and slides projected on the wall.
From the democratandchronicle.com
- 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"
- Surround with a wall in order to fortify
- Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "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; "stomach walls"
- A difficult or awkward situation; "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 wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air. ...
- Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 u2013 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the East India Company...
- WALL (1340 AM, "1340-WALL") is a radio station licensed to Middletown, New York that serves Orange County, New York. WALL is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts at 1340 kHz with 1 kilowatt daytime and nighttime, both nondirectional.
