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noun

ˈwȯl How to pronounce wall (audio)
Definition of wallnext
1
as in fence
a physical object that blocks the way an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

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2
as in defense
means or method of defending investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

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wall

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verb

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as in to fence (in)

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as in to picket

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Recent Examples of wall
Noun
On the wall above the bicycle hung a framed oil painting of the sorcerer Merlin and the knight Lancelot done by the Scotsman James Archer in the late nineteenth century. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 Here, a soaring, nearly 60-foot-long living room topped with a large oval gallery is surrounded by walls of glass overlooking the curving coastline. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Verb
Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026 Some years later, the Austrian Southern Railway Company reached Opatija with tracks laid across the Devil’s Garden, the name, since Roman times, of a mountain range walling the coast from inland. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wall
  1. fence
  2. defense
  3. surround
  4. picket
  5. barrier
  6. ammunition
  7. circle
  8. war
Noun
  • Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Staff again recommended approving the encroachment permit for the new fence.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of fence
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  • Its modular design also enables production to scale as defense programs transition from development into higher-rate manufacturing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Trump didn’t specify what upgrades are needed but the $400 million jet reportedly lacks the anti-missile defense capabilities that the older presidential jets are equipped with.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of defense
Verb
  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The real estate firm looks at office markets in Charlotte and the surrounding suburbs.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of surround
Verb
  • However, union members are prepared to continue picketing outside the refinery.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • This year, graduate workers who are on strike picketed in Harvard Yard, blaring vuvuzela horns, drums and cowbells whenever an administrator spoke.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Definition of picket
Noun
  • Formulas that contain a high percentage of salicylic acid are always too strong for me, ripping through my skin’s barrier and causing more breakouts and irritation.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 18 July 2026
  • But sometimes just thinking about tackling those jobs can feel exhausting, creating a barrier to success even for people who are highly motivated to improve their homes and their lives by exerting control over their belongings.
    — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of barrier
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  • Most defense investors are currently pricing deterrence, ammunition, drones and military readiness.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Ukraine is also running out of ammunition in the midst of a declining global supply.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of ammunition
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  • The Chinese ship circled the Philippine vessel continuously, as its water cannon hit the ship.
    — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The already wire-thin line between mother and owner threatens to snap as the saga rages on, and still, Corsini calmly invites you to circle his story’s chaotic cage from every possible angle.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of circle
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  • Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026
  • Season 3 continues the bloody battle between the warring factions of the House of Targaryen for control of the Iron Throne.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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