• 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

  Example: "The south wall had a small window"

• noun:   a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

  Example: "The wall followed the road"

• noun:   a layer of material that encloses space

  Example: "The walls of the cylinder were perforated"

• noun:   (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

  Example: "Stomach walls"

• noun:   anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

  Example: "A wall of water"

• noun:   a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
• noun:   a difficult or awkward situation

  Example: "His back was to the wall"

• noun:   an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

  Example: "They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

• verb:   surround with a wall in order to fortify
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 4761 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #555)

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