English Dictionary
Definition of “wall”
wall (wɔːl
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
- ((as modifier) ⇒
wall hangings
related adjective mural
- (often plural) a structure or rampart built to protect and surround a position or place for defensive purposes
- anatomy any lining, membrane, or investing part that encloses or bounds a bodily cavity or structure ⇒
abdominal wall
pariesparietal - mountaineering a vertical or almost vertical smooth rock face
- anything that suggests a wall in function or effect ⇒
a wall of fire
a wall of prejudice
- See bang one's head against a brick wall
- See drive to the wall
- See go to the wall
- See drive up the wall
- See go up the wall
- See have one's back to the wall
- See off-the-wall
- See wall-to-wall
verb (tr)
- to protect, provide, or confine with or as if with a wall
- (often foll by up) to block (an opening) with a wall
- in or up to seal by or within a wall or walls
Alternative Forms
walled adjective ˈwall-less adjective ˈwall-ˌlike adjective Word Origin
Old English weall, from Latin vallum palisade, from vallus stake
Synonyms
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barricade,
rampart,
fortification,
bulwark,
blockade,
embankment,
parapet,
palisade,
stockade,
breastwork,
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barrier,
obstacle,
barricade,
obstruction,
check,
bar,
block,
fence,
impediment,
hindrance,
Translations
- British English:
wall
A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room....the bedroom walls.wɔːl NOUN ...the bedroom walls.
- Spanish:
pared
nf
- French:
mur
nm
- German:
Mauer
nf
- Chinese: 墙壁 n
- Arabic: جِدار n
- Portuguese: parede nf
- Russian: стена nf
- Croatian: zid nm
- Czech: zeď nf
- Danish: mur nutr
- Dutch: muur nm
- Finnish: seinä n
- Greek: τοίχος nm
- Italian: muro nm
- Japanese: 壁 n
- Korean: 벽 n
- Norwegian: vegg nm
- Polish: ściana nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: parede nf
- European Spanish:
pared
nf
- Swedish: vägg nutr
- Thai: กำแพง n
- Turkish: duvar n
- Vietnamese: bức tường n
Usage examples
Black ebony handles, which his fingers crawled across like a spider along a wall.
Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)The irredeemably weak-willed will go to the wall in any event.
Country Life (2005)"Ms Salah's home was occupied by Israeli soldiers who entered her living room by punching a hole through the neighbour's wall.
Irish Times (2002)It's a really special feeling being part of a great, wonderful wall of sound.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But on the whole there had been medical resistance to applying the shell-like to an unwashed and verminous chest wall.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
