wall Meaning & Definition
What Does Wall Mean?
Wall is used as a noun meaning A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. It is also used to mean A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc. As a verb, it means To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls. As a verb, it means To boil.
Word Facts for Wall
| Part of speech | noun, verb, interjection |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /wɔːl/ |
| Synonyms | bulwark, rampart and palisade |
| Antonyms | sieve |
| Plural | walls |
| Verb forms | walls, walling, walled |
Wall Definition (Noun)
- A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
The town wall was surrounded by a moat.
- Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
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.
A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.
- The butterfly Lasiommata megera.
- A barrier.
a seawall; a firewall
- Something with the apparent solidity, opacity, or dimensions of a building wall.
a wall of sound; a wall of water; a wall of smoke obscured their view of enemy forces
- A means of defence or security.
I built a wall between myself and the bullies.
- One of the vertical sides of a container.
- A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
- 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.
- Two or more blockers skating together so as to impede the opposing team.
- Any of the surfaces of rock enclosing the lode.
- A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
- A character that has high defenses, thereby reducing the amount of damage taken from the opponent’s attacks.
- Face-down tiles arranged in stacked rows from which players draw new tiles.
- The stage of biological aging where physical appearance and attractiveness start to deteriorate rapidly.
- The right or privilege of taking the side of the road near the wall when encountering another pedestrian; said to be taken or given.
- A very steep slope.
Wall as a Verb
- To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.
He walled the study with books.
- To use a wallhack.
- To wallbang.
I walled her. She's low [health].
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).
Wall as an Interjection
- Pronunciation spelling of well.
Noun
- A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).
- (often in combination) A barrier.
a seawall; a firewall
- A barrier to vision.
- Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.
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.
Interjection
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
“I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
- An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled).
Well, well, well, what do we have here?
- An exclamation of indignance.
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.
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.
“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
Well lads. How's things?
Synonyms of Wall
Wall synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Wall
Wall in a Sentence
The town wall was surrounded by a moat.
We're adding another wall in this room during the remodeling. The wind blew against the walls of the tent.
A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.
a seawall; a firewall
a wall of sound; a wall of water; a wall of smoke obscured their view of enemy forces
I built a wall between myself and the bullies.
He walled the study with books.
I walled her. She's low [health].
a seawall; a firewall
a wall of sound; a wall of water
“I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
Well, well, well, what do we have here?
Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
It was a bit... well... too loud.
“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
Well lads. How's things?
Word Forms & Grammar
wall (plural walls)
wall (third-person singular simple present walls, present participle walling, simple past and past participle walled)
wall
Words That Rhyme With Wall
Origin of Wall
Origin 1: From Middle English wal, from Old English weall (“wall, dike, earthwork, rampart, dam, rocky shore, cliff”), from Proto-West Germanic *wall (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”).
Origin 2: Perhaps conflated with waw (“a wall within a house or dwelling, a room partition”), from Middle English wawe, from Old English wāg, wāh (“an interior wall, divider”), see waw.
Origin 3: Cognate with North Frisian wal (“wall”), Saterland Frisian Waal (“wall, rampart, mound”), Dutch wal (“wall, rampart, embankment”), German Wall (“rampart, mound, embankment”), Swedish vall (“mound, wall, bank”). More at wallow, walk.
Origin 4: From Middle English wallen, from Old English weallan (“to bubble, boil”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną (“to fount, stream, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“wave”).
Wall: Your Questions Answered
Is wall a noun or a verb?
Wall is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb and an interjection.
What is another word for wall?
You can replace wall with words such as bulwark, rampart and palisade. See the full list of wall synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of wall?
The opposite of wall is sieve.
What is the plural of wall?
The plural of wall is walls.
What is the past tense of wall?
The past tense of wall is walled. The present participle is walling.