Wall

/wɔːl/

Synonyms for "wall" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

arch damarm armor armor-plate backstop balustradebamboo curtainbank barbarbed wirebarrage barricade barrier battlebear-trap dambeaver damblank wallblock blockade bluff

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boom boundary brattice breakwater breastworkbrick wallbufferbuffer statebulkhead

Noun(5 words)

backstops barricade barrierblock offbuild

Strong matches (50)

bulkhead inbulwark bumper cage castellate cliff cloisonclose incofferdamcollision matcontravallation coop corral crag crenellate cushion dam defense diaphragmdig in

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dike dissepiment ditch dividedividing linedividing walldivision earthwork embankment embattle enclosure entrench envelop escarpment face fencefence offfences fender fortify garrison gategravity damgroin

Noun(4 words)

bulkheads bulwark enclose erect

Verb(2 words)

fencefence in

Related words (84)

hedge hedgerow hem hoardinghydraulic-fill damimmure interseptumiron curtainjam jettyleaping weirlevee logjam manman the garrisonmat midriff midsection milldam mine

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moat mole mound pad pale paling palisade palisades panel parapet paries partitionparty wallpicket portcullis precipiceproperty linerail railing rampartretaining wallroadblockrock-fill damscar scarp seawall separate separation septulum septumset apartshock padshut inshutter damsteep stockadestone wallstop trellis vallation vallumwall offweirwicket damworkzigzag fence

Noun(16 words)

impediment isolate obstacle paries partition partitions rampart ramparts screenseal offseclude septa septums sidewall stonewall walling

Verb(2 words)

palisade surround

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More general

25 entries

barrier bed boundary constrain construct difficultness difficulty divider embankment encloseenclose emotionallyenclosure fence fencing formationgeological formation

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More specific

12 entries

brick upcurtain wallemotional withdrawalfence ingate offglass ceilingload bearing wallmental blockparty wallretaining wallself isolationstone wall

Collocations

10 entries

brick wallload bearing wallparty wallplaster wallsound wallstone wallwall clockwall inwall offwall up

Inflections

3 entries

walled walling walls

Derivations

2 entries

walled walling

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

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The car crashed into the wall.

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You never listen. I might as well talk to the wall.

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The ball bounced over the wall.

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We were driven to the wall.

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