wall (noun)
21wall knot — noun : an overhand or double knot that is crowned or double crowned and made by interweaving the unlaid strands at the end of a rope * * * wall knot or (properly) wale knot noun A nautical method of tying the strands at the end of a rope • • •… …
22wall of silence — noun the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers the blue wall cracked when some officers refused to take part in the cover up • Syn: ↑blue wall of silence, ↑blue wall • Hypernyms: ↑cover up …
23wall arcade — noun : an ornamental arcade built against or as part of a wall * * * wall arcade, an arcade with columns built very close to the wall, as in some monasteries …
24wall box — noun : a frame set in a wall to receive a pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the wall * * * Building Trades. an enclosed iron or steel socket built into a masonry wall to support the end of a wooden beam. [1870 75] …
25wall system — noun : a set of shelves often with cabinets or bureaus that can be variously arranged along a wall * * * a modular system of shelves, some of which may be enclosed by doors, either mounted on a wall or arranged in freestanding units, for holding… …
26wall-facing — wallˈ facing noun A facing for a wall • • • Main Entry: ↑wall …
27wall newt — wall lizard or wall newt noun A common lizard living in the chinks of walls • • • Main Entry: ↑wall …
28wall mustard — or wall rocket noun A yellow flowered cruciferous plant (genus Diplotaxis) of walls, quarries, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑wall …
29wall space — noun Space on a wall, eg on which to hang a picture • • • Main Entry: ↑wall …
30Wall-Streeter — Wallˈ Streeter noun A financier based in Wall Street • • • Main Entry: ↑wall …
