wall
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5.7
- noun
- /wɔl/
- Specialized
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pared
- When the prison was later demolished, the painted section of the wall was retained and declared a landmark.
- intestinal wall
- bowel wall
- ventricular wall
So when you are having sex, those walls are so thin, it cracks.
- So when you are having sex, those walls are so thin, it cracks.
- I could taste the fucking roast beef through the walls of my cells in my cheeks.
Examples
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Lectins broke down the wall of your gut.
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The muscle was opened along the anterior wall to create an oval flap.
Academic text (2015) -
And so this tissue in the wall of the heart dies.
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And they have thin walls that lack muscle.
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"The bare cell was lighted from a candle "at a small opening in the cell wall.
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It's just the capillary walls that allow hemoglobin to sort of seep out.
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That inflammation leads to muscle in the airway wall, narrowing the radius of the airway.
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Ipa's knees shook uncontrollably, and she had to grasp the stone wall enclosing the patio.
Fiction book (1995) -
Goserelin is administered subcutaneously into the anterior abdominal wall using an aseptic technique.
Academic text (2012) -
The doctor explained that the wall of the heart is crucial for its proper function.
Synonyms
2
4.1
The muscles and tissue at the front and sides of the belly that protect internal organs
A wall or layer that forms the side of an organ
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
2
9.4
Do something with as much speed and effort as possible, without holding back
- Informal
2
7.6
In a situation with very few choices where you must try hard to survive or win
1
8.2
To try many times to do something without success and feel frustrated
To decide to start something difficult and not change your mind
Try many different ideas to find one that works
Compounds
- Literature
546
2.7
The US financial industry, especially banks and investment firms in New York
- Specialized
5
3.6
A hard layer around the cells of plants, fungi, and some bacteria that gives support and protection
5
4.9
A small hidden restaurant or cafe that looks simple but serves very good food
- Specialized
2
4.1
The muscles and tissue at the front and sides of the belly that protect internal organs
- Jargon
2
9.5
An unwritten rule among police officers not to report a colleague's illegal actions to protect them from punishment
- Archaic
2
6.7
A holy stone wall in Jerusalem where Jewish people pray and put written prayers
- Jargon
1
8.9
A rule to keep people in different teams from sharing secret information to avoid conflicts of interest
1
6.9
A long stone wall built by the Romans in northern England to mark their northern border
- Specialized
A wall with two layers and a space between them to keep heat in and water out
A fern that grows on rocks or walls in shady places in North America and East Asia
A Roman wall across central Scotland that marks the northern border of Roman Britain
- Specialized
A part of a theatre that separates the stage from the audience and holds the stage opening
- Specialized
A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight
A small plant with narrow leaves and tiny pink flowers that grows in cracks in walls
A plant that lives for two years or less and has groups of bright orange-yellow flowers at stem ends
- UK
A small wild grass that grows like a weed along roads and walls, with bristly seed heads
- Specialized
An electronic device fixed to a wall that controls lights, heating, or security
- Specialized
A small plant with long leaves and tiny pink flowers that grows in cracks on old walls and rocks
- UK
A small plant that grows along the ground or walls with thick leaves and bright yellow flowers
- US
A large camping shelter with four straight cloth walls that gives more room inside than a normal tent
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wall comes from the old English weall and Latin vallum, both meaning a kind of 'rampart' or boundary. That's why doctors call the tissue around an organ a wall—it makes the edge or 'boundary' of that part of the body.