1. (noun) 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
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
2. (noun) wall
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
3. (noun) wall, paries
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
Synonyms: rampart, paries, wall, bulwark
4. (noun) wall
a difficult or awkward situation
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
5. (noun) wall
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
6. (noun) wall
a layer of material that encloses space
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
7. (noun) wall
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
Synonyms: rampart, paries, bulwark
8. (verb) rampart, bulwark, wall
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
Synonyms: bulwark, breakwater, wall, mole, paries, groyne, rampart, groin, jetty, seawall
9. (verb) wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Synonyms: fence, surround, palisade, fence in, skirt, circumvent, wall, ring, border, debate, argue, besiege, smother, contend, beleaguer, hem in, environ
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