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wall

noun
  1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
    bulwark
  2. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
  3. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
    “the wall followed the road”
  4. a layer of material that encloses space
    “the walls of the cylinder were perforated”
  5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
    “stomach walls”
    paries
  6. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
    “a wall of water”
  7. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
  8. a difficult or awkward situation
    “My back was to the wall.”
verb
  1. surround with a wall in order to fortify
    fence