N
to put a
screw in the
wall
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English Definitions
wall
N
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
wall
N
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
wall
N
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
wall
N
a difficult or awkward situation
wall
N
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
wall
N
a layer of material that encloses space
wall
N
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
wall
N
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
wall
V
surround with a wall in order to fortify
N
European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
N
a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)
wall clock
N
a clock mounted on a wall
N
crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
N
mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
N
European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots
N
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
wall in
V
enclose with a wall
N
the secrecy of police officers who lie or look the other way to protect other police officers
N
a painting that is applied to a wall surface
N
paneling that forms part of a wall
wall pellitory
N
herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers
N
mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
N
plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
N
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
N
a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
N
yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
N
small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
N
small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
N
receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
N
a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
N
a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
Wall Street
N
used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
N
a canvas tent with four vertical walls
N
a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room
wall up
V
enclose with a wall
N
a worker who papers walls
N
a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
wallaby
N
any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
N
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
Wallace
N
English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)
Wallace
N
English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)
N
United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
N
United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937)
N
United States poet (1879-1955)
N
usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
N
a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
N
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
N
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
wallet
N
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
walleye
N
strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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