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wall - 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 south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
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divider,
partition a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
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edifice,
building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
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hallway,
hall an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"
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archway,
arch (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
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attic (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
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bearing wall any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
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coping stone,
capstone,
copestone,
stretcher a stone that forms the top of wall or building
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cavity wall a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them
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chimney breast walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base
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row,
course a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"
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doorway,
room access,
door,
threshold the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
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firewall (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall"
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gable end,
gable wall,
gable the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
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coping,
cope,
header a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
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paneling,
panelling,
pane a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
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parapet fortification consisting of a low wall
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pier a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
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proscenium wall,
proscenium the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
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sidewall a wall that forms the side of a structure
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wainscot,
dado wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
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wainscoting,
wainscotting a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
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wall panel paneling that forms part of a wall
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wall - a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited" |
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fence,
fencing a barrier that serves to enclose an area
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party wall a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners
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retaining wall a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)
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wall - (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" |
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stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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general anatomy,
anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
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abdominal wall a wall of the abdomen
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wall - anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall" |
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physical object,
object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
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footwall the lower wall of an inclined fault
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hanging wall the upper wall of an inclined fault
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wall - a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) |
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geological formation,
formation (geology) the geological features of the earth
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cave a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
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wall - a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue" |
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layer,
bed thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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wall - a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall" |
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difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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wall - surround with a wall in order to fortify |
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palisade,
fence,
surround |
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protect shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
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wall in,
wall up enclose with a wall
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wall in,
wall up enclose with a wall
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stockade surround with a stockade in order to fortify
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circumvallate surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
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