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walls

/wɔːlz/ /wɔlz/

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A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Examples :

"The old city had strong walls to protect it from enemies. "

architecture military building

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A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Examples :

"The town wall was surrounded by a moat."

architecture building structure military

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Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

Examples :

"The artist painted a mural on the walls of the school hallway. "

architecture structure building

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A point of desperation.

Examples :

"Facing eviction and with no job prospects, Maria felt the walls closing in, a point of desperation where she didn't know where to turn. "

situation suffering mind

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A point of defeat or extinction.

Examples :

"After facing several rejections for the promotion, he felt he had hit the walls in his career path. "

outcome achievement

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An impediment to free movement.

Examples :

"A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps."

architecture structure building

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A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).

Examples :

"While hiking in the meadow, I spotted several walls flitting between the wildflowers. "

animal insect biology nature

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(often in combination) A barrier.

Examples :

"a seawall; a firewall"

architecture building material structure

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A barrier to vision.

Examples :

"The tall walls blocked our view of the ocean. "

architecture building property

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Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.

Examples :

"a wall of sound; a wall of water"

architecture building material structure

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A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

Examples :

"The doctor pointed to the diagram and explained how the walls of the heart chambers help pump blood efficiently. "

anatomy organ physiology body medicine architecture structure building

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(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

Examples :

"The auction house was fined for using walls to artificially inflate the bidding on the antique clock, driving up the price for unsuspecting buyers. "

business finance commerce

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A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.

Examples :

"Dr. Lee, known as "walls" by the nurses, always tries to treat patients in the clinic instead of admitting them to the hospital. "

medicine person job

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A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

Examples :

"The team formed walls to block the free kick from going into the goal. "

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A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.

Examples :

""Sarah checks her social media walls every morning to see what her friends have posted." "

internet computing communication

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To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

Examples :

"He walled the study with books."

architecture building

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Examples :

"The laundry walls in the pot all morning, so the smell permeated the whole house. "

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To well, as water; spring.

Examples :

"Tears walls in her eyes whenever she remembers her lost pet. "

nature geography

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A spring of water.

Examples :

"While hiking in the desert, we were relieved to find walls near the base of the mountain, providing us with much-needed fresh water. "

nature geology environment

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A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully tied walls at the end of the rope to prevent it from fraying. "

nautical technical

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To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).

Examples :

"The climber needed to walls the end of the rope before starting the descent. "