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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  WALL :STREET:, n.  A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke.  That
  Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every
  unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven.  Even the great and
  good Andrew Carnegie has made his profession of faith in the matter.
  
      Carnegie the dauntless has uttered his call
      To battle:  "The brokers are parasites all!"
      Carnegie, Carnegie, you'll never prevail;
      Keep the wind of your slogan to belly your sail,
      Go back to your isle of perpetual brume,
      Silence your pibroch, doff tartan and plume:
      Ben Lomond is calling his son from the fray --
      Fly, fly from the region of Wall Street away!
      While still you're possessed of a single baubee
      (I wish it were pledged to endowment of me)
      'Twere wise to retreat from the wars of finance
      Lest its value decline ere your credit advance.
      For a man 'twixt a king of finance and the sea,
      Carnegie, Carnegie, your tongue is too free!
                                                           Anonymus Bink
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Wall
     Cities were surrounded by walls, as distinguished from "unwalled
     villages" (Ezek. 38:11; Lev. 25:29-34). They were made thick and
     strong (Num. 13:28; Deut. 3:5). Among the Jews walls were built
     of stone, some of those in the temple being of great size (1
     Kings 6:7; 7:9-12; 20:30; Mark 13:1, 2). The term is used
     metaphorically of security and safety (Isa. 26:1; 60:18; Rev.
     21:12-20). (See FENCE.)
     

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  wall
       
          Unix's "write all" command which sends a message to everyone
          currently logged in.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Wall, NJ
    Zip code(s): 07719
  Wall, PA (borough, FIPS 80600)
    Location: 40.39317 N, 79.78509 W
    Population (1990): 853 (368 housing units)
    Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 15148
  Wall, SD (town, FIPS 68380)
    Location: 43.99157 N, 102.23913 W
    Population (1990): 834 (421 housing units)
    Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57790
  Wall, TX
    Zip code(s): 76957

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wall \Wall\, n. (Naut.)
     A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot;
     a wale.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Wall knot, a knot made by unlaying the strands of a rope,
        and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the
        second over the end of the first, and the third over the
        end of the second and through the bight of the first; a
        wale knot. Wall knots may be single or double, crowned or
        double-crowned.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a
     stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. Interval.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,
        raised to some height, and intended for defense or
        security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a
        field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright
        inclosing parts of a building or a room.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan.
                                                    v. 5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the
        plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The waters were a wall unto them on their right
              hand, and on their left.              --Ex. xiv. 22.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In such a night,
              Troilus, methinks, mounted the Troyan walls. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls
        of a steam-engine cylinder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Mining)
        (a) The side of a level or drift.
        (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the
           formation of compounds, usually of obvious
           signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall
           fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Blank wall, Blind wall, etc. See under Blank, Blind,
        etc.
  
     To drive to the wall, to bring to extremities; to push to
        extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.
  
     To go to the wall, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the
        weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.
  
     To take the wall. to take the inner side of a walk, that
        is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.
        ``I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.''
        --Shak.
  
     Wall+barley+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+grass+({Hordeum+murinum" rel="nofollow">Wall barley (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum)
        much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under
        Squirrel.
  
     Wall box. (Mach.) See Wall frame, below.
  
     Wall creeper (Zo["o]l.), a small bright-colored bird
        ({Tichodroma muraria) native of Asia and Southern Europe.
        It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of
        insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing
        coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red
        at the base and black distally, some of them with white
        spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also spider
        catcher.
  
     Wall cress (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous
        herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under
        Mouse-ear.
  
     Wall frame (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a
        pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the
        wall; -- called also wall box.
  
     Wall fruit, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.
  
     Wall gecko (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old
        World geckos which live in or about buildings and run over
        the vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by
        means of suckers on the feet.
  
     Wall lizard (Zo["o]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta
        muralis) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks
        and crevices of walls; -- called also wall newt.
  
     Wall louse, a wood louse.
  
     Wall moss (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.
  
     Wall newt (Zo["o]l.), the wall lizard. --Shak.
  
     Wall paper, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper
        hangings.
  
     Wall pellitory (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria
        officinalis) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed
        medicinal.
  
     Wall+pennywort+(Bot.),+a+plant+({Cotyledon+Umbilicus" rel="nofollow">Wall pennywort (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus)
        having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in
        Western Europe.
  
     Wall+pepper+(Bot.),+a+low+mosslike+plant+({Sedum+acre" rel="nofollow">Wall pepper (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre)
        with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and
        bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in
        Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.
  
     Wall pie (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue.
  
     Wall piece, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott.
  
     Wall plate (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally
        upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.
        See Illust. of Roof.
  
     Wall rock, granular limestone used in building walls. [U.
        S.] --Bartlett.
  
     Wall rue (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium
        Ruta-muraria) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.
  
     Wall spring, a spring of water issuing from stratified
        rocks.
  
     Wall tent, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to
        the walls of a house.
  
     Wall wasp (Zo["o]l.), a common European solitary wasp
        ({Odynerus parietus) which makes its nest in the crevices
        of walls.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Walled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Walling.]
     1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. ``Seven walled
        towns of strength.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The king of Thebes, Amphion,
              That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  wall interj. [WPI] 1. An indication of confusion, usually spoken with a
     quizzical tone: "Wall??" 2. A request for further explication. Compare
     octal forty. 3. [Unix, from `write all'] v. To send a message to
     everyone currently logged in, esp. with the wall(8) utility.
  
     It is said that sense 1 came from the idiom `like talking to a blank
     wall'. It was originally used in situations where, after you had
     carefully answered a question, the questioner stared at you blankly,
     clearly having understood nothing that was explained. You would then
     throw out a "Hello, wall?" to elicit some sort of response from the
     questioner. Later, confused questioners began voicing "Wall?"
     themselves.
  
  

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Walled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Walling.]
     1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. ``Seven walled
        towns of strength.'' --Shak.
  
              The king of Thebes, Amphion, That with his singing
              walled that city.                     --Chaucer.
  
     2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.
  
              The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham.
  
     3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wall \Wall\, n. (Naut.)
     A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot;
     a wale.
  
     Wall knot, a knot made by unlaying the strands of a rope,
        and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the
        second over the end of the first, and the third over the
        end of the second and through the bight of the first; a
        wale knot. Wall knots may be single or double, crowned or
        double-crowned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a
     stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. Interval.]
     1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,
        raised to some height, and intended for defense or
        security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a
        field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright
        inclosing parts of a building or a room.
  
              The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan.
                                                    v. 5.
  
     2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the
        plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.
  
              The waters were a wall unto them on their right
              hand, and on their left.              --Ex. xiv. 22.
  
              In such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the
              Troyan walls.                         --Shak.
  
              To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden.
  
     3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls
        of a steam-engine cylinder.
  
     4. (Mining)
        (a) The side of a level or drift.
        (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond.
  
     Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the
           formation of compounds, usually of obvious
           signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall
           fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.
  
     Blank wall, Blind wall, etc. See under Blank, Blind,
        etc.
  
     To drive to the wall, to bring to extremities; to push to
        extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.
  
     To go to the wall, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the
        weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.
  
     To take the wall. to take the inner side of a walk, that
        is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.
        ``I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.''
        --Shak.
  
     Wall+barley+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+grass+({Hordeum+murinum" rel="nofollow">Wall barley (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum)
        much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under
        Squirrel.
  
     Wall box. (Mach.) See Wall frame, below.
  
     Wall creeper (Zo["o]l.), a small bright-colored bird
        ({Tichodroma muraria) native of Asia and Southern Europe.
        It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of
        insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing
        coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red
        at the base and black distally, some of them with white
        spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also spider
        catcher.
  
     Wall cress (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous
        herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under
        Mouse-ear.
  
     Wall frame (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a
        pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the
        wall; -- called also wall box.
  
     Wall fruit, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.
  
     Wall gecko (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of Old
        World geckos which live in or about buildings and run over
        the vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by
        means of suckers on the feet.
  
     Wall lizard (Zo["o]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta
        muralis) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks
        and crevices of walls; -- called also wall newt.
  
     Wall louse, a wood louse.
  
     Wall moss (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.
  
     Wall newt (Zo["o]l.), the wall lizard. --Shak.
  
     Wall paper, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper
        hangings.
  
     Wall pellitory (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria
        officinalis) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed
        medicinal.
  
     Wall+pennywort+(Bot.),+a+plant+({Cotyledon+Umbilicus" rel="nofollow">Wall pennywort (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus)
        having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in
        Western Europe.
  
     Wall+pepper+(Bot.),+a+low+mosslike+plant+({Sedum+acre" rel="nofollow">Wall pepper (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre)
        with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and
        bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in
        Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.
  
     Wall pie (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue.
  
     Wall piece, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott.
  
     Wall plate (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally
        upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.
        See Illust. of Roof.
  
     Wall rock, granular limestone used in building walls. [U.
        S.] --Bartlett.
  
     Wall rue (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium
        Ruta-muraria) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.
  
     Wall spring, a spring of water issuing from stratified
        rocks.
  
     Wall tent, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to
        the walls of a house.
  
     Wall wasp (Zo["o]l.), a common European solitary wasp
        ({Odynerus parietus) which makes its nest in the crevices
        of walls.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  wall
       n 1: 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"
       2: 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" [syn: rampart,
           bulwark]
       3: 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"
       4: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall
          followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and
          waited"
       5: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a
          structure; "stomach walls" [syn: paries]
       6: a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a
          cave or mountain)
       7: a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the
          cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were
          blue"
       8: a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the
          wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
       v : surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: palisade, fence,
            fence in, surround]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο τοίχος
     2 το τείχος (από πέτρες ή μεταφορικά)
     3 το τοίχωμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  w'all
     Yola contraction
     with all

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm wale id=great)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wale id=selection t=selection, preference)
     n.
     1 A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
     2 A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
     3 Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of
  or divisions within a structure.
     4 A point of desperation.
     5 A point of defeat or extinction.
     vb.
     To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.
     vb.
     1 To boil.
     2 To well, as water; spring.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a
  wall knot or wale.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To make a wall knot on the end of (a
  rope).
     interj.
     (lb en US) (pronunciation spelling of en well)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wall-
     Fula root
     related to helping

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A placename
     3 # (place en village par/Gwinear-Gwithian south-west co/Cornwall
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SW6036).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/wall-cornwall
  OS: Cornwall]</ref>
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in south co/Northumberland
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref NY9169); part of (l en Hadrian's Wall)
  is in the parish.
     5 # (place en village/and/civil parish in the City of dist/Lichfield
  co/Staffordshire cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SK0906).
     6 # (place en borough in co/Allegheny County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
     7 # (place en town co/Pennington County s/South Dakota c/USA).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community co/Tom Green County s/Texas
  c/USA).
     n.
     1 (lb en history slang) the Berlin Wall.
     2 (lb en slang) the :wikipedia:Trump Wall.
     3 (lb en slang) the Great Wall of China.
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and
  Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black
  Turtle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     n.
     1 A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
     2 A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
     3 Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of
  or divisions within a structure.
     4 A point of desperation.
     5 A point of defeat or extinction.
     vb.
     To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.
     vb.
     1 To boil.
     2 To well, as water; spring.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a
  wall knot or wale.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To make a wall knot on the end of (a
  rope).
     interj.
     (lb en US) (pronunciation spelling of en well)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A placename
     3 # (place en village par/Gwinear-Gwithian south-west co/Cornwall
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SW6036).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/wall-cornwall
  OS: Cornwall]</ref>
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in south co/Northumberland
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref NY9169); part of (l en Hadrian's Wall)
  is in the parish.
     5 # (place en village/and/civil parish in the City of dist/Lichfield
  co/Staffordshire cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SK0906).
     6 # (place en borough in co/Allegheny County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
     7 # (place en town co/Pennington County s/South Dakota c/USA).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community co/Tom Green County s/Texas
  c/USA).
     n.
     1 (lb en history slang) the Berlin Wall.
     2 (lb en slang) the :wikipedia:Trump Wall.
     3 (lb en slang) the Great Wall of China.
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and
  Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black
  Turtle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm wale id=great)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wale id=selection t=selection, preference)
     n.
     1 A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
     2 A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
     3 Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of
  or divisions within a structure.
     4 A point of desperation.
     5 A point of defeat or extinction.
     vb.
     To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.
     vb.
     1 To boil.
     2 To well, as water; spring.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a
  wall knot or wale.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To make a wall knot on the end of (a
  rope).
     interj.
     (lb en US) (pronunciation spelling of en well)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A placename
     3 # (place en village par/Gwinear-Gwithian south-west co/Cornwall
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SW6036).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/wall-cornwall
  OS: Cornwall]</ref>
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in south co/Northumberland
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref NY9169); part of (l en Hadrian's Wall)
  is in the parish.
     5 # (place en village/and/civil parish in the City of dist/Lichfield
  co/Staffordshire cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SK0906).
     6 # (place en borough in co/Allegheny County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
     7 # (place en town co/Pennington County s/South Dakota c/USA).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community co/Tom Green County s/Texas
  c/USA).
     n.
     1 (lb en history slang) the Berlin Wall.
     2 (lb en slang) the :wikipedia:Trump Wall.
     3 (lb en slang) the Great Wall of China.
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and
  Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black
  Turtle.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm wale id=great)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wale id=selection t=selection, preference)
     n.
     1 A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
     2 A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
     3 Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of
  or divisions within a structure.
     4 A point of desperation.
     5 A point of defeat or extinction.
     vb.
     To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.
     vb.
     1 To boil.
     2 To well, as water; spring.
     n.
     (lb en chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
     n.
     (lb en nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a
  wall knot or wale.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To make a wall knot on the end of (a
  rope).
     interj.
     (lb en US) (pronunciation spelling of en well)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 A placename
     3 # (place en village par/Gwinear-Gwithian south-west co/Cornwall
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SW6036).
  <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/wall-cornwall
  OS: Cornwall]</ref>
     4 # (place en village/and/civil parish in south co/Northumberland
  cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref NY9169); part of (l en Hadrian's Wall)
  is in the parish.
     5 # (place en village/and/civil parish in the City of dist/Lichfield
  co/Staffordshire cc/England c/UK) (q: OS grid ref SK0906).
     6 # (place en borough in co/Allegheny County s/Pennsylvania c/USA).
     7 # (place en town co/Pennington County s/South Dakota c/USA).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community co/Tom Green County s/Texas
  c/USA).
     n.
     1 (lb en history slang) the Berlin Wall.
     2 (lb en slang) the :wikipedia:Trump Wall.
     3 (lb en slang) the Great Wall of China.
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and
  Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black
  Turtle.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Englanti n.
     1 seinä
     2 muuri

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     Saksa n.
     valli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wall
     Engelska n.
     1 mur
     2 vägg
     3 barriär
     Engelska vb.
     omge med en mur

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     Tyska n.
     vall

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  Wall
     n.
     (tagg: kat=efternamn) ett efternamn<ref>Språkbanken, Göteborgs
  universitet: ''[https://spraakbanken.gu.se/lb/statistik/lbenamnalf.phtml
  Vanliga efternamn, alfabetiskt ordnade].''</ref>

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Wall /val/ 
  дува́р
  künstliche Erhöhung (Erdaufschichtung, Mauern) als Wehranlage, Befestigung einer Stadt oder zum Schutz vor Wasser

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Wall /vˈal/ 
   [mil.] defensive wall , bulwark , parapet , rampart 
     Synonym: Schutzwall
  
   see: Schutzwälle, Wälle, Festungswall
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Wall /val/ 
  rempart, talus
  künstliche Erhöhung (Erdaufschichtung, Mauern) als Wehranlage, Befestigung einer Stadt oder zum Schutz vor Wasser

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Wall /val/ 
  tembok 2.
  künstliche Erhöhung (Erdaufschichtung, Mauern) als Wehranlage, Befestigung einer Stadt oder zum Schutz vor Wasser
   3.
  im übertragenen Sinn: etwas, das wie ein Wall oder eine Mauer angelegt ist oder einen schützend umgibt

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Wall /vˈal/
  bastion, bolwerk, wal, omwalling, vestingwal

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Wall /vˈal/
  baluarte, muralha, trincheira

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Wall /val/ 
  terraplén
  künstliche Erhöhung (Erdaufschichtung, Mauern) als Wehranlage, Befestigung einer Stadt oder zum Schutz vor Wasser

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Wall /val/ 
  vall
  künstliche Erhöhung (Erdaufschichtung, Mauern) als Wehranlage, Befestigung einer Stadt oder zum Schutz vor Wasser

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Wall /vˈal/ 
  bent

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Wall /vˈal/ 
  set

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  muur

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  behang, behangsel, behangselpapier

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Wall /wˈɔːl/
  الحائط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. преграда 2.
  barrier
   3.
  impediment to free movement
  2. ивичеста парарге
  butterfly Lasiommata megera
  3. дува́р, зид, стена́
  defensive rampart
  4. стена 2.
  soccer: line of defenders
   3.
  internet: personal notice board
  5. зид, стена́, дува́р
  structure built for defense surrounding an area
  6. зид, дува́р, стена́
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  ограждам
  to enclose by surrounding with walls

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  zeď

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  zeď zdi

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  stěna

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  hradba

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  mur 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  magwyro 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  walio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  wal 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  Napfwand , Zarge  [techn.]
           Note: eines Ziehteils
           Note: of a drawn part

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  Wand  [constr.]
        "non-load bearing wall"  - nichttragende Wand
        "load-bearing wall"  - tragende Wand, Tragwand
        "the picture on the wall"  - das Bild an der Wand
        "half-brick wall"  - 11,5 cm starke Wand
        "one-brick wall"  - 24 cm starke Wand
        "one and a half brick wall"  - 36,5 cm starke Wand
     Synonym: indoor wall
  
   see: indoor walls, walls, bearing wall
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  Mauer  [constr.]
        "natural stone wall"  - Natursteinmauer
        "lean against the wall"  - sich an die Mauer lehnen/anlehnen
     Synonym: outdoor wall
  
   see: outdoor walls, walls, filled wall, plinth wall, revetment wall, training wall
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  Wandung  [techn.]
   see: walls
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  
  τοίχος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. seinä, seinämä 2.
  anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure
   3.
  something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall
  2. näköeste
  barrier to vision
  3. muuri 2.
  barrier
   3.
  impediment to free movement
  4. ruostepapurikko
  butterfly Lasiommata megera
  5. muuri, valli
  defensive rampart
  6. valehuutaja
  fictional bidder at an auction
  7. seinä 2.
  internet: personal notice board
   3.
  point of defeat or extinction
   4.
  point of desperation
  8. muuri, seinä 2.
  structure built for defense surrounding an area
   3.
  soccer: line of defenders
  9. seinä, muuri
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  muurata, muurittaa, ympäröidä muurilla
  to enclose by surrounding with walls

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  1. mur
  2. cloison, paroi

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  falla

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  1. दीवार
        "Lean on the wall"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  1. दीवार~से~घेरना
        "The waves formed a wall of water "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  bedem, bedemi, granica, opasati zidom, stijena, stjenci, zid

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  1. sorfal
  2. közfal
  3. fal

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. tembok 2.
  defensive rampart
   3.
  structure built for defense surrounding an area
  2. dinding 2.
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building
   3.
  anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  1. muro
  2. parete

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. 壁, 城壁
  defensive rampart
  2. 壁 2.
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building
   3.
  anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure
   4.
  structure built for defense surrounding an area
   5.
  soccer: line of defenders

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  壁を巡らせる
  to enclose by surrounding with walls

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  murus

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  1. siena
  2. apsupti tvora

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  1. muur, wand
  2. schot, beschot, schut, tussenschot

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. skillevegg, vegg
  anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure
  2. voll, vegg
  defensive rampart
  3. forhindring
  impediment to free movement
  4. mur
  soccer: line of defenders
  5. vegg, mur
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  wall /wɔ:l/ 
   1.  ściana, mur
   2.  ścianka
   3.  [nieform]  drive sb up the wall (drive V: NPRO :up [:the | :a] :wall)
   - rozwścieczać kogoś, przypierać kogoś do muru

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  wall /wɔːl/ 
  muro, parede

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  1. pared
  2. tabique

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  wall /wɔːlkʌvəriŋ/
  papelpintado

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  wall /wɔːl/
  зид

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  1. vägg
  anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure
  2. vall, mur
  defensive rampart
  3. mur, vägg 2.
  structure built for defense surrounding an area
   3.
  soccer: line of defenders
  4. vägg, mur
  substantial structure acting as side or division in a building

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wall //wɑl// //wɔl// //wɔːl// 
  mura
  to enclose by surrounding with walls

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/ 
  
  ukuta

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wall /wˈɔːl/
  1. duvar
  2. (çoğ.) kale bedeni
  3. sur
  4. etrafına duvar çekmek. wall creeper duvar tırmaşık kuşu, (zool.) Tichodroma muraria. wall pepper damkoruğu, (bot.) Sedum acre. wall plate duvar latası
  5. (mak.) bağlantı levhası. wall plug (elek.) duvar prizi. wall sided (den.) yanları duvar gibi dik. Wall Street New York hisse senedi piyasasının merkezi olan sokak. wall tent yanları dik çadır. the Wall Doğu ve Batı Berlin' ayıran duvar. The walls have ears. Yerin kulağı var. drive "veya" push to the wall duvara kıstırmak, sıkıştırmak. go to the wall iflâs etmek. hit one' head against a stone wall başı belaya girmek, çıkmaza girmek.

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  Wall /(en)wˈɔːl(fr)/ 
  Letocetum

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Wall
  Wall

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɔɫ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  WALL. A building or erection so well known as to need no definition. In 
  general a man may build a wall on any part of his estate, to any height he 
  may deem proper, and in such form as may best accommodate him; but he must 
  take care not to erect a wall contrary to the local regulations, nor in such 
  a manner as to be injurious to his neighbors. See Dig. 50, 16, 157. Vide 
  Party Wall. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Wall, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    727
     Housing Units (2000): 363
     Land area (2000):     0.443021 sq. miles (1.147420 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.443021 sq. miles (1.147420 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            80600
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.393468 N, 79.787692 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     15148
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wall, PA
      Wall
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Wall, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    818
     Housing Units (2000): 438
     Land area (2000):     2.023618 sq. miles (5.241146 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.040694 sq. miles (0.105398 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.064312 sq. miles (5.346544 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            68380
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.991559 N, 102.240956 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     57790
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wall, SD
      Wall
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  136 Moby Thesaurus words for "wall":
     arch dam, arm, armor, armor-plate, backstop, balustrade,
     bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barbed wire, barrage, barricade,
     barrier, battle, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, block, blockade, bluff,
     boom, boundary, brattice, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall,
     buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bulkhead in, bulwark, bumper, cage,
     castellate, cliff, cloison, close in, cofferdam, collision mat,
     contravallation, coop, corral, crag, crenellate, cushion, dam,
     defense, diaphragm, dig in, dike, dissepiment, ditch, divide,
     dividing line, dividing wall, division, earthwork, embankment,
     embattle, entrench, envelop, escarpment, face, fence, fence off,
     fences, fender, fortify, garrison, gate, gravity dam, groin, hedge,
     hedgerow, hem, hoarding, hydraulic-fill dam, immure, interseptum,
     iron curtain, jam, jetty, leaping weir, levee, logjam, man,
     man the garrison, mat, midriff, midsection, milldam, mine, moat,
     mole, mound, pad, pale, paling, palisade, palisades, panel,
     parapet, paries, partition, party wall, picket, portcullis,
     precipice, property line, rail, railing, rampart, retaining wall,
     roadblock, rock-fill dam, scar, scarp, seawall, separate,
     separation, septulum, septum, set apart, shock pad, shutter dam,
     steep, stockade, stone wall, stop, trellis, vallation, vallum,
     wall off, weir, wicket dam, work, zigzag fence
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 墙壁,垣;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 背景墙
     n. 墙,墙壁,垣,内壁,分界物,屏障
     a. 墙的
     vt. 禁闭,围住

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