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"they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"nounan embankment built around a space for defensive purposestype of:part of:
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"stomach walls"noun(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
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"his back was to the wall" "competition was pushing them to the wall"nouna difficult or awkward situationtype of:
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"the walls of the cylinder were perforated" "the container's walls were blue"nouna layer of material that encloses space
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"the wall followed the road" "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"nouna masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
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"the south wall had a small window" "the walls were covered with pictures"nounan architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
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"a wall of water" "a wall of smoke" "a wall of prejudice" "negotiations ran into a brick wall"nounanything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effecttype of:
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nouna vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)type of:part of:
Examples of wall
- "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
- "stomach walls"
- "his back was to the wall"
- "competition was pushing them to the wall"
- "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"
- "the container's walls were blue"
- "the wall followed the road"
- "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
- "the south wall had a small window"
- "the walls were covered with pictures"
- "a wall of water"
- "a wall of smoke"
- "a wall of prejudice"
- "negotiations ran into a brick wall"