wall


Meanings

  • 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"
  • 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"
  • (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure;
    • "stomach walls"
  • a difficult or awkward situation;
    • "his back was to the wall"
    • "competition was pushing them to the wall"
  • a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
  • a layer of material that encloses space;
    • "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"
    • "the container's walls were blue"
  • a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden);
    • "the wall followed the road"
    • "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
  • an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
    • "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
  • surround with a wall in order to fortify
  • WALL v -ED, -ING, -S to provide with a wall (an upright structure built to enclose an area)


Scrabble Score: 7

wall is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

wall is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

wall is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

wall is a valid Words With Friends word