plural walls
1
a
: a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense
—often used in plural
b
: a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate
c
: a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth)
2
: one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof
3
: the side of a footpath next to buildings
4
: an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin
The surrounded troops had their backs against the wall.
5
: a material layer enclosing space
the wall of a container
heart walls
6
: something resembling a wall (as in appearance, function, or effect)
especially
: something that acts as a barrier or defense
a wall of reserve
tariff wall
walled; walling; walls
1
a
: to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall
wall in the garden
b
: to separate by or as if by a wall
walled off half the house
2
a
: immure
walled the monster up within the tomb—
E. A. Poe
E. A. Poe
b
: to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall
walled; walling; walls
of the eyes
: to roll in a dramatic manner
: to roll (one's eyes) in a dramatic manner
Synonyms
Examples of wall in a Sentence
Noun
A stone wall marks off their property.
the Great Wall of China
the walls of the ancient city
She hung posters on the walls of her room.
This apartment building has thin walls, and you can hear everything your neighbors say.
Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs.
Verb (1)
a lake almost entirely walled in by mountains
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump’s border wall A great deal of border wall fencing existed prior to Trump’s first presidency: Approximately 654 miles of various types of fencing separated the U.S. from Mexico before Trump took office, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office in 2017.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Formaldehyde’s ubiquity means there isn’t a way to absolutely wall ourselves off from it.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
One deputy appeared to grab the inmate from behind and slam him headfirst into the wall, without a clear provocation.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump’s border wall A great deal of border wall fencing existed prior to Trump’s first presidency: Approximately 654 miles of various types of fencing separated the U.S. from Mexico before Trump took office, according to a report published by the Government Accountability Office in 2017.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Through the gate the pathway is walled with stone, the stairs are slate and lead up to the mansion itself.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Formaldehyde’s ubiquity means there isn’t a way to absolutely wall ourselves off from it.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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wall
1 of 2 noun1
: a structure (as of brick or stone) meant to enclose or shut off a space
especially
: a side of a room or building
2
: something resembling a wall
especially
: something that acts as a barrier or defense
a tariff wall
3
: a layer of material that encloses space
the heart wall
the walls of a container
walled
adjective
ˈwȯld
wall
2 of 2 verb1
: to provide, separate, or surround with or as if with a wall
wall in the garden
2
: to close off an opening with or as if with a wall
wall up a door
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