Synonym: bulwark, fence, fence in, palisade, paries, rampart, surround. Similar words: walk, swallow, walk off, walk out, sidewalk, withdrawal. Meaning: [wɔːl] n. 1. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure 2. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes 3. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect 4. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) 5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure 6. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) 7. a layer of material that encloses space 8. a difficult or awkward situation. v. surround with a wall in order to fortify.
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241, 'That's my mother,' she said, pointing at a photo on the wall.
242, The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall.
243, The boy fell and cracked his head against the wall.
244, He took up a stick, pointed against the wall, and didn't allow anyone to pass by.
245, Hammer a nail into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it.
246, The company went to the wall because of that contract.
247, The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high brick wall.
248, It took a long time to chip a hole in the wall.
249, They ducked down behind a wall as stones began to fly.
250, She can see over the wall because of her height.
251, The vegetable plots were sectioned off by a low wall.
252, The knife had just ruptured the wall of an artery.
253, I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd.
254, The writing is on the wall for the local football club: bankruptcy seems certain.
255, The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.
256, There is a wall of mistrust between the two groups.
257, The crack in the wall is caused by the ground settling.
258, The wall was old and crumbling with plants growing in the interstices between/in/of the bricks.
259, He was ordered by the policemen to stand himself against the wall with the arms putting up.
260, The car just shaved the wall while it was cornering.