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wall
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- pronunciation:
- wawl
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A wall is a side of a building or room.
There is a painting hanging on the wall in the dining room.The walls of the farmhouse are made of stone. The stone walls help keep the house cool in the summer.
- similar words:
- barrier, fence
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| definition 2: |
A wall is something that acts like a wall. It is the outside part of something, or something that divides people or things. A wall can be a living thing like the wall of a cell in the human body or a wall of a person's heart or lung.
The patient felt pain because of damage to his stomach wall.My mom says she and her sister used to be very close, but now it's like there is a wall between them. They haven't talked to each other for a long time.- similar words:
- barrier, cover, covering, curtain, fence, membrane, screen, sheet
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| related words: |
barricade, dam |
| derivation: |
wall-like (adj.) |
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