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noun
- 1. a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land: "a garden wall" Similar
- 2. a thing regarded as a protective or restrictive barrier: "police investigating the murders met a wall of silence from witnesses" Similar
verb
- 1. enclose (an area) within walls, especially for protection or privacy: "parts of the city's East End had been walled off with concrete barricades" Similar
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WALL definition: 1. a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something: 2. any…. Learn more.
How to use wall in a sentence. a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense —often used in plural… See the full definition
Wall definition: any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.. See examples of WALL used in a sentence.
1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy. 2. an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of prejudice.
5 days ago · Definitions of wall noun an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land. He sat on the wall in the sun. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high. 3. countable noun. The wall of something that is hollow is its side. He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box. [+ of] 4. countable noun.
a long, solid structure that rises straight up from the ground, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land. to build a wall. a brick/concrete wall. The fields were divided by stone walls.
