wall (noun)

  • 121stone wall — noun a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Hyponyms: ↑dry wall, ↑dry stone wall * * * noun 1 …

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  • 122Wall Street — Generic term for firms that buy, sell, and underwrite securities. The New York Times Financial Glossary Generic term for the securities industry firms that buy, sell, and underwrite securities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The name of the… …

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  • 123breast wall — noun : a wall built to sustain the face of a natural bank of earth compare retaining wall * * * breast wall noun A retaining wall • • • Main Entry: ↑breast * * * breast wall, = retaining wall. (Cf. ↑retaining wall) …

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  • 124wall — wall1 [ wɔl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 upright side of room ▸ 2 strong upright structure ▸ 3 emotions/behavior ▸ 4 large amounts of things ▸ 5 outer layer of body part ▸ 6 side of something hollow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an upright side of a room inside a… …

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  • 125wall — 1 noun (C) 1 AROUND AN AREA an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another: The garden was surrounded by a high brick wall. 2 IN A BUILDING one of the sides of a room or building: We decided to paint the… …

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  • 126wall — I UK [wɔːl] / US [wɔl] noun [countable] Word forms wall : singular wall plural walls *** 1) a) an upright side of a room inside a building On the opposite wall hung a valuable old painting. She felt along the wall for the light switch. b) an… …

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  • 127wall — /wɔl / (say wawl) noun 1. an upright work or structure of stone, brick, or similar material, serving for enclosure, division, support, protection, etc., as one of the upright enclosing sides of a building or a room, or a solid fence of masonry. 2 …

  • 128wall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum rampart, from vallus stake, palisade; perhaps akin to Old Norse vǫlr staff more at wale Date: before 12th century 1. a. a high… …

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