wall

²wall

verb

Definition of WALL

transitive verb

1

a : to provide, cover with, or surround with or as if with a wall <wall in the garden> b : to separate by or as if by a wall <walled off half the house>

2

a : immure <walled the monster up within the tomb — E. A. Poe> b : to close (an opening) with or as if with a wall

First Known Use of WALL

13th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot