wall

Meanings

• 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"
• 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 layer of material that encloses space
  • "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"
  • "the container's walls were blue"
• a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
  • "the wall followed the road"
  • "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  • "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
• surround with a wall in order to fortify

Synonyms

bulwark, fence, fence in, palisade, paries, rampart, surround