Lexic.us

Definition of Wall

1. 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 walls were covered with pictures"

2. Verb. Surround with a wall in order to fortify.

3. Noun. Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect. "Negotiations ran into a brick wall"

4. Noun. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure. "Stomach walls"

5. Noun. A difficult or awkward situation. "Competition was pushing them to the wall"

6. Noun. A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain).

7. Noun. A layer of material that encloses space. "The container's walls were blue"

8. Noun. A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden). "He ducked behind the garden wall and waited"

9. Noun. An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes. "They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

Definition of Wall

1. n. A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

2. n. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.

3. v. t. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall.

4. n. A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

5. n. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.

6. v. t. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall.

Definition of Wall

1. to provide with a wall (an upright structure built to enclose an area) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Wall

1. 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc, also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room. "The plaster of the wall of the King's palace." (Dan. V. 5) 2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense. "The waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left." (Ex. Xiv. 22) "In such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Troyan walls." (Shak) "To rush undaunted to defend the walls." (Dryden) 3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder. 4. The side of a level or drift. The country rock bounding a vein laterally. (Raymond) Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the formation of compounds, usually of obvious signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc. Blank wall, Blind wall, etc. See Blank, Blind, etc. To drive to the wall, to bring to extremities; to push to extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over. To go to the wall, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the weaker party; to be pushed to extremes. To take the wall. To take the inner side of a walk, that is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence. "I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's." . Wall barley, a common European solitary wasp (Odynerus parietus) which makes its nest in the crevices of walls. Origin: AS. Weall, from L. Vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. A nail. Cf. Interval. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wall

walkyr walkyrie walkyries walk about walk around walk away walk in walk off walk of life walk on air

walk out walk out of walk over walk through wall (current term) wall (current term) wall-eye wall-eyed wall-less wall-paperer

wall-plat walla wallaba wallaba wallabas wallabies wallaby wallaby Wallace Wallace Carothers

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