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A continuous vertical structure that encloses or divides an area of land
“The attendant looked at the man, then at the phone book, and shrugged before hurling it over the wall into the waste area.”
A defensive structure such as a barricade or rampart
“Within twenty-four hours, they had breached the city wall and soon had all northern Canton under control.”
A barrier or obstacle, literally or figuratively
“She stopped at the edge of the porch, and the Cartwrights formed a protective wall behind her.”
A measure, means or method to protect someone or something
“The rise in living costs since the war has tended to erode the whole wall of security protection for families which we erected in the thirties.”
A vertical front surface of a solid object
The overhang on a hill or mountain
A covering for the inside surface of something
A state of extreme fatigue or lack of energy
Something that covers or hides (in darkness), figuratively or literally
To enclose or confine with a wall
“Mountains, the sierras of many a fireside dream, seemed to wall in the town.”
To separate or partition into separate areas using a wall
“It required eight days to wall off the two mines, and thirty-six brick stoppings were built to separate the two mines.”
To block or seal a place by building a wall around or across it
“After he had piled up his materials in one part of the room, he proceeded to wall up the space between the feet of a chest of drawers.”
To be on each or on one side of
To secure by building defenses around
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