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(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify |
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Synonyms: fence, fence in, palisade, surround |
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Related Words: circumvallate, protect, stockade |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: Wailing Wall, attic, bearing wall, chimney breast, divider, firewall, gable, gable end, gable wall, partition, proscenium, proscenium wall, sidewall |
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(noun) a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited" |
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Related Words: fence, fencing, party wall |
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(noun) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" |
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Synonyms: paries |
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Related Words: abdominal wall, stratum |
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(noun) anything that suggests a wall in structure or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice" |
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Related Words: footwall, hanging wall, object, physical object |
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(noun) a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall" |
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Related Words: difficulty |
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(noun) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down" |
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Synonyms: bulwark, rampart |
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Related Words: Chinese Wall, Great Wall of China, bailey, battlement, crenelation, crenellation, earthwork, embankment, fortification, fraise, munition |
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