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wall
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- pronunciation:
- wawl
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a structure that forms the side of a building or divides or shuts off a space.
He hung the picture on a wall in his room.
- similar words:
- barrier, enclosure, fence, partition
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| definition 2: |
something like a wall that divides, blocks, or shuts in.
Plant cells often have thick walls.- similar words:
- barrier, cover, covering, curtain, fence, membrane, partition, screen, sheet
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| related words: |
barricade, dam |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
walls, walling, walled |
| definition 1: |
to divide, surround, or separate with or as if with a wall (often followed by "in" or "off").
I walled in part of the living room to make a closet.- synonyms:
- divide, separate, surround
- similar words:
- fence, partition
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| definition 2: |
to close with a wall or a structure like a wall.
We walled up the windows so that no one could look inside the old house.- synonyms:
- block, close, stop
- similar words:
- cover, plug
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| related words: |
barricade, enclose |
| derivation: |
wall-like (adj.) |
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