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Word: Wall
Speech Type: Noun
Old English wall, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’
wɔːl
a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land
Short Definition:continuous structure that encloses or divides area of land
Examples:- a garden wall
a thing regarded as a protective or restrictive barrier
Short Definition:thing regarded as protective or restrictive barrier
Examples:- police investigating the murders met a wall of silence from witnesses
the membranous outer layer or lining of an organ or cavity
Short Definition:membranous outer layer or lining of organ or cavity
Examples:- the wall of the stomach
the rock enclosing a lode or seam.
Short Definition:rock enclosing lode or seam
Word: Wall
Speech Type: Verb
wɔːl
enclose (an area) within walls, especially for protection or privacy
Short Definition:enclose area within walls
Examples:- parts of the city's East End had been walled off with concrete barricades
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