Definition of walls Walls
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Wiktionary 
- walls (Noun)
Plural of wall.
Part of speech
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| wall - 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" | ||
| divider, partition a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements | ||
| edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" | ||
| room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | ||
| hallway, hall an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" | ||
| archway, arch (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it | ||
| attic (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | ||
| bearing wall any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building | ||
| coping stone, capstone, copestone, stretcher a stone that forms the top of wall or building | ||
| cavity wall a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them | ||
| chimney breast walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base | ||
| row, course a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row" | ||
| doorway, room access, door, threshold the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" | ||
| firewall (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" | ||
| gable end, gable wall, gable the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof | ||
| coping, cope, header a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions | ||
| paneling, panelling, pane a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | ||
| parapet fortification consisting of a low wall | ||
| pier a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats | ||
| proscenium wall, proscenium the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater | ||
| sidewall a wall that forms the side of a structure | ||
| wainscot, dado wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room | ||
| wainscoting, wainscotting a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) | ||
| wall panel paneling that forms part of a wall | ||
| wall - a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited" | ||
| fence, fencing a barrier that serves to enclose an area | ||
| party wall a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners | ||
| wall - (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" | ||
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| stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) | ||
| general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes" | ||
| wall - 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" | ||
| physical object, object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" | ||
| footwall the lower wall of an inclined fault | ||
| wall - a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) | ||
| geological formation, formation (geology) the geological features of the earth | ||
| wall - a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue" | ||
| wall - a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall" | ||
| wall - 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" | ||
| rampart, bulwark | ||
| embankment a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||
| fortification, munition the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | ||
| bailey the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle | ||
| battlement, crenelation, crenellation a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns | ||
| earthwork an earthen rampart | ||
| fraise sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes | ||
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| wall - surround with a wall in order to fortify | ||
| palisade, fence, fence in, surround | ||
| protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" | ||
| wall in, wall up enclose with a wall | ||
| stockade surround with a stockade in order to fortify | ||
| circumvallate surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification | ||
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Wiktionary
- wall (Noun)
A spring of water. - wall (Noun)
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. - wall (Noun)
A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc. - wall (Noun)
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure. - wall (Noun)
A point of desperation. - wall (Noun)
A point of defeat or extinction. - wall (Noun)
An impediment to free movement. - wall (Noun)
A type of butterfly Lasiommata megera . - wall (Noun)
A barrier. - wall (Noun)
A barrier to vision. - wall (Noun)
Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall. - wall (Noun)
A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity. - wall (Noun)
A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a chandelier. - wall (Noun)
A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal. - wall (Noun)
A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user. - wall (Verb)
To boil. - wall (Verb)
To well, as water; spring. - wall (Verb)
To enclose with a wall. - wall (Verb)
To enclose by surrounding with walls. - wall (Verb)
To separate with a wall. - wall (Verb)
To seal with a wall.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- wall (n.)
A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale. - wall (n.)
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. - wall (n.)
A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense. - wall (n.)
An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder. - wall (n.)
The side of a level or drift. - wall (n.)
The country rock bounding a vein laterally. - wall (v. t.)
To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. - wall (v. t.)
To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify. - wall (v. t.)
To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary ฮฉ
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A vertical construction made of stone, brick, wood, etc., with a length and height much greater than its thickness, used to enclose, divide or support. -
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A type of small thin wall, made โโof wood or masonry and used for the division of an apartment or any building. -
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A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book โต
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wall
A bank of earth to restrain the current and overflowing of water. (See SEA-BANK.)
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer ๐ฅ
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wall
A series of brick, stone, or other materials, carried upward and cemented with mortar. When used in the plural number, wall signifies fortification; works built for defense. To be driven to the wall, a figurative term, signifying to be so pressed that you can neither advance nor retreat.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ๐
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wall
To walk or crawl up the wall; to be scored up at a public-nouse. Wall-eyed, having an eye with little or no sight, all white like a plaistered wall.
Wikipedia 
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A wall is a vertical dividing surface. It divides space in buildings into rooms or protects or pictures a space in the open air. It is usually made of stone or brick. Walls have 2 main purposes: to support the top part of buildings, and to divide space, giving protection from invasion and weather.
Before artillery was invented, many cities in Europe had protective walls. Since they are not suitable for defense any more, the walls have been destroyed.
The term "the Wall" usually referred to the Berlin Wall, built during the Cold War, which fell in 1989.
See also: fire wall, Wall painting, wallpaper, Great Wall of China and Western Wall in Jerusalem.
