Meaning of wall in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

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

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

  Example: The town wall was surrounded by a moat.

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

  Example: We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling.  The wind blew against the walls of the tent.

• A point of desperation.

• A point of defeat or extinction.

• An impediment to free movement.

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

• A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).

• (often in combination) A barrier.

  Example: a seawall;  a firewall

• A barrier to vision.

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

  Example: a wall of sound;  a wall of water

• A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

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

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

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

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

verb

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

  Example: He walled the study with books.

verb

• To boil.

• To well, as water; spring.

noun

• A spring of water.

noun

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

verb

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

interjection

• Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

  Example: “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”

• An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled).

  Example: Well, well, well, what do we have here?

• An exclamation of indignance.

  Example: Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!

• Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

  Example: It was a bit... well... too loud.

• Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.

  Example: “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”

• (Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting

  Example: Well lads. How's things?