DICTOMETER

WALLS

(wall, amurallar, muro, pared, befeste, mur, vegg)

1. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
   • used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
   Examples:
   • The south wall had a small window
   • The walls were covered with pictures
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
   Examples:
   • A wall of water
   • A wall of smoke
   • A wall of prejudice
   • Negotiations ran into a brick wall
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   • Paries
   Definitions:
   • (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
   Examples:
   • Stomach walls
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • a difficult or awkward situation
   Examples:
   • His back was to the wall
   • Competition was pushing them to the wall
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • a layer of material that encloses space
   Examples:
   • The walls of the cylinder were perforated
   • The container's walls were blue
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
   Examples:
   • The wall followed the road
   • He ducked behind the garden wall and waited
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Rampart
   • Bulwark
   • Wall
   Definitions:
   • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
   Examples:
   • They stormed the ramparts of the city
   • They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Wall
   • Palisade
   • Fence
   • Fence in
   • Surround
   Definitions:
   • surround with a wall in order to fortify