WALL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
   • rampart (what does rampart mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they stormed the ramparts of the city
   • they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • embankment (what does embankment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Antonine Wall (what does Antonine Wall mean?)
   • bailey (what does bailey mean?)
   • battlement (what does battlement mean?)
   • crenelation (what does crenelation mean?)
   • crenellation (what does crenellation mean?)
   • Chinese Wall (what does Chinese Wall mean?)
   • Great Wall (what does Great Wall mean?)
   • Great Wall of China (what does Great Wall of China mean?)
   • earthwork (what does earthwork mean?)
   • fraise (what does fraise mean?)
   • merlon (what does merlon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fence in (what does fence in mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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 Example(s)
   • the south wall had a small window
   • the walls were covered with pictures
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • partition (what does partition mean?)
   • divider (what does divider mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attic (what does attic mean?)
   • bearing wall (what does bearing wall mean?)
   • cavity wall (what does cavity wall mean?)
   • chimney breast (what does chimney breast mean?)
   • firewall (what does firewall mean?)
   • gable (what does gable mean?)
   • gable end (what does gable end mean?)
   • gable wall (what does gable wall mean?)
   • parapet (what does parapet mean?)
   • proscenium (what does proscenium mean?)
   • proscenium wall (what does proscenium wall mean?)
   • sidewall (what does sidewall mean?)
   • wainscoting (what does wainscoting mean?)
   • wainscotting (what does wainscotting mean?)
   • Wailing Wall (what does Wailing Wall mean?)
   • Hadrian’s Wall (what does Hadrian’s Wall mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fence in (what does fence in mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the wall followed the road
   • he ducked behind the garden wall and waited
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fencing (what does fencing mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • party wall (what does party wall mean?)
   • retaining wall (what does retaining wall mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fence in (what does fence in mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a layer of material that encloses space
   Usage Example(s)
   • the walls of the cylinder were perforated
   • the container’’s walls were blue
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • layer (what does layer mean?)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
   Synonym(s)
   • paries (what does paries mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • stomach walls
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stratum (what does stratum mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abdominal wall (what does abdominal wall mean?)
6. Meaning
   • anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
   Usage Example(s)
   • a wall of water
   • a wall of smoke
   • a wall of prejudice
   • negotiations ran into a brick wall
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • object (what does object mean?)
   • physical object (what does physical object mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • footwall (what does footwall mean?)
   • hanging wall (what does hanging wall mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological formation (what does geological formation mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a difficult or awkward situation
   Usage Example(s)
   • his back was to the wall
   • competition was pushing them to the wall
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)

WALL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • surround with a wall in order to fortify
   Synonym(s)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fence in (what does fence in mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wall is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • protect (what does protect mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stockade (what does stockade mean?)
   • circumvallate (what does circumvallate mean?)
   See Also
   • wall in (what does wall in mean?)
   • wall up (what does wall up mean?)
   • wall in (what does wall in mean?)
   • wall up (what does wall up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environs (what does environs mean?)
   • surroundings (what does surroundings mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • fence (what does fence mean?)
   • fencing (what does fencing mean?)
   • palisade (what does palisade mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • rampart (what does rampart mean?)
   • bulwark (what does bulwark mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)