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Meaning of walls

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

walls

Pronunciation:/wɔːlz//wɔlz/

noun

Definitions

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

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

    Example: The town wall was surrounded by a moat.

  3. 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.

  4. A point of desperation.

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: He walled the study with books.

verb

Definitions

  1. To boil.

  2. To well, as water; spring.

noun

Definitions

  1. A spring of water.

noun

Definitions

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

verb

Definitions

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