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wall [n]

1)	an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

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divider building room hall fence arch attic bearing_wall capstone cavity_wall chimney_breast course door firewall gable cope pane parapet pier proscenium sidewall dado wainscoting wall_panel wailing_wall hadrian's_wall

2)	an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

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bulwark rampart

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embankment fortification fence bulwark antonine_wall bailey battlement chinese_wall earthwork fraise merlon

3)	anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"

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object footwall hanging_wall

4)	a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"

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fence fence party_wall retaining_wall

5)	(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"

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paries

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stratum anatomy abdominal_wall

6)	a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

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formation cave

7)	a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"

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bed

8)	a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"

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difficulty

wall [v]

1)	surround with a wall in order to fortify

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fence fence_in palisade surround

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protect environment fence palisade bulwark wall_in stockade circumvallate

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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