1. 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

Example Sentences:
'the south wall had a small window'
'the walls were covered with pictures'

2. wall

anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

Example Sentences:
'a wall of water'
'a wall of smoke'
'a wall of prejudice'
'negotiations ran into a brick wall'

3. paries, wall

(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

Example Sentences:
'stomach walls'

• paries

4. wall

a difficult or awkward situation

Example Sentences:
'his back was to the wall'
'competition was pushing them to the wall'

5. wall

a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

6. wall

a layer of material that encloses space

Example Sentences:
'the walls of the cylinder were perforated'
'the container's walls were blue'

7. wall

a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

Example Sentences:
'the wall followed the road'
'he ducked behind the garden wall and waited'

8. bulwark, rampart, wall

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

Example Sentences:
'they stormed the ramparts of the city'
'they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down'

• bulwark
• rampart

9. fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall

surround with a wall in order to fortify

• fence
• fence in
• palisade
• surround

• wall in
• wall in
• wall up
• wall up