Wall
(noun)
- An upright structure serving as an enclosing boundary of a building, room, or other space.
- A defensive structure designed to prevent enemy intrusion.
- An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness, used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure.
- A wall-like formation or mass.
- A steep rock face or cliff.
Origin:
Middle english, from old english weall; akin to old high german wall wall, old norse veggr.
Examples:
- She painted the walls of the living room a light blue.
- The Great Wall of China is a defensive wall built to protect the country from invaders.
- The wall separated the kitchen from the dining room.
- The waterfall flowed down the wall of the canyon.
- The climbers scaled the wall of the mountain.