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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.

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

Example: He walled the study with books.

To boil.

To well, as water; spring.

A spring of water.

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

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

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.