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According to WordNet, the noun "wall" has 8 sense(s).

104547821 a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue".

109474162 anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall".

104051825 an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down".

104546855 an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures".

114564779 a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall".

104547592 a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited".

105604254 (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls".

109474412 a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain).


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