wall
English Thesaurus
1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | embankment, |
| definition | : | a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bailey, |
| definition | : | the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | earthwork, |
| definition | : | an earthen rampart (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fraise, |
| definition | : | sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | merlon, |
| definition | : | a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | antonine wall, |
| definition | : | a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fortification, munition, |
| definition | : | defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it (noun.artifact) |
2. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | attic, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bearing wall, |
| definition | : | any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cavity wall, |
| definition | : | a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chimney breast, |
| definition | : | walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | firewall, |
| definition | : | a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gable, gable end, gable wall, |
| definition | : | the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | parapet, |
| definition | : | a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | proscenium, proscenium wall, |
| definition | : | the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sidewall, |
| definition | : | a wall that forms the side of a structure (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | wailing wall, |
| definition | : | a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | hadrian's wall, |
| definition | : | an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | arch, archway, |
| definition | : | a passageway under a curved masonry construction (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | course, row, |
| definition | : | (construction) a layer of masonry (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | door, doorway, room access, threshold, |
| definition | : | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cope, coping, header, |
| definition | : | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | pane, paneling, panelling, |
| definition | : | a panel or section of panels in a wall or door (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | pier, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | dado, wainscot, |
| definition | : | panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | wall panel, |
| definition | : | paneling that forms part of a wall (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | hall, hallway, |
| definition | : | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | room, |
| definition | : | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact) |
3. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fence, fencing, |
| definition | : | a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | party wall, |
| definition | : | a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | retaining wall, |
| definition | : | a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth) (noun.artifact) |
4. a layer of material that encloses space (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bed, layer, |
| definition | : | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (noun.artifact) |
5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | stratum, |
| definition | : | one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
| definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
6. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | footwall, |
| definition | : | the lower wall of an inclined fault (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | hanging wall, |
| definition | : | the upper wall of an inclined fault (noun.object) |
7. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) (noun.object)
| part meronym | : | cave, |
| definition | : | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea (noun.object) |
8. a difficult or awkward situation (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | difficulty, |
| definition | : | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state) |
9. surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | protect, |
| definition | : | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | stockade, |
| definition | : | surround with a stockade in order to fortify (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | circumvallate, |
| definition | : | surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification (verb.competition) |
10. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bulwark, |
| definition | : | defend with a bulwark (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, |
| definition | : | surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb.competition) |
11. surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | fence, fencing, |
| definition | : | a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | palisade, |
| definition | : | fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bulwark, rampart, wall, |
| definition | : | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wall, |
| definition | : | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) (noun.artifact) |
12. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bulwark, |
| definition | : | defend with a bulwark (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, fence, fence in, palisade, surround, wall, |
| definition | : | surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb.competition) |
13. surround with a wall in order to fortify (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | fence, fencing, |
| definition | : | a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | palisade, |
| definition | : | fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | bulwark, rampart, wall, |
| definition | : | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wall, |
| definition | : | an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) (noun.artifact) |
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