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wall
[ wawl ]
/ wɔl /
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noun
adjective
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about wall
Origin of wall
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English w(e)all<Latin vallum palisade, derivative of vallus stake, post; see wale1; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM wall
wall-less, adjectivewall-like, adjectiveun·wall, verb (used with object)Words nearby wall
walk-up, Walküre, Die, walkway, Walkyrie, walky-talky, wall, wallaba, wallaby, Wallace, Wallaceburg, Wallace, George
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British Dictionary definitions for wall
wall
/ (wɔːl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of wall
walled, adjectivewall-less, adjectivewall-like, adjectiveWord Origin for wall
Old English weall, from Latin vallum palisade, from vallus stake
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Medical definitions for wall
wall
[ wôl ]
n.
An investing part enclosing a cavity, chamber, or other anatomical unit.
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