Walls - English meaning

noun

The outer wall of a castle.

Usage examples:

They passed by the blacksmith and toward the curtain wall of the outer bailey.

proper noun

A shipping forecast area in the north-eastern atlantic north of rockall and south-west of the faroes.

noun

The open area inside the outer wall of a castle

noun

An improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

Usage examples:

They built barricades in the narrow streets

verb

Block or defend with a barricade.

Usage examples:

They barricaded the building and occupied it all night

noun

A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.

Usage examples:

The mountain barrier between norway and sweden

noun

Anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something, or to block something from happening

Usage examples:

The secret service erected concrete barriers around the white house., jackie robinson was the afric…

noun

Something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult

Usage examples:

Barrier (to sth) in an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people betwe…

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

Usage examples:

A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

Usage examples:

Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

Usage examples:

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

Usage examples:

The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

noun

A low temporary defence or parapet.

Usage examples:

Up ahead were gentle country hills, picket fences - and what looked like breastworks and fortificat…

noun

A defensive wall.

Usage examples:

After landing virtually unopposed, the fifth corps moved toward the san juan heights, the principal…

noun

Something that protects you from dangerous or unpleasant situations

Usage examples:

My savings were to be a bulwark against unemployment.

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Usage examples:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Usage examples:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

verb

Restrict (something) within limits.

Usage examples:

The minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government

verb

To limit something

Usage examples:

Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect., there followed a…

verb

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

verb

To keep someone or something within limits

Usage examples:

The animals were confined in a large pen., harris does not confine her stage work to broadway., can…

noun

A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.

Usage examples:

The dam burst after torrential rain

verb

Build a dam across (a river or lake).

Usage examples:

The river was dammed to form lake powell

noun

The female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal.

Usage examples:

One version is inherited from the dog's sire and one from its dam

noun

A long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea.

Usage examples:

Ponds are separated by dikes that prevent flooding and provide access routes to the ponds for elect…

verb

Provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding.

Usage examples:

They dyked the marshland along the rivers to provide pasture in summer

noun

A lesbian.

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Usage examples:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

noun

An area that is surrounded by a barrier.

Usage examples:

A deer enclosure

noun

A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape.

Usage examples:

South korean news agency yonhap said the group cut through a wire fence to gain access to the schoo…

verb

Surround or protect with a fence.

Usage examples:

Our garden was not fully fenced

noun

A structure of wood or wire forming a wall around a house or a piece of land, often to keep people or animals from coming in or going out

Usage examples:

He put up a fence to keep his dog in the backyard., the area is fenced on three sides but not along…

noun

A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

Usage examples:

The building and maintenance of fortifications

noun

The act of strengthening something, esp. in order to protect it

Usage examples:

[ u ] i had a cup of tea as fortification for the afternoon’s work., [ usually pl ] those towers we…

noun

The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.

Usage examples:

The hem of her dress

verb

Turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).

Usage examples:

She began to hem a border

exclamation

Used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation.

Usage examples:

In truth i had slept about 3 hours and breakfast had been a pint of stella — ah hem.

noun

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

Usage examples:

A hindrance to the development process

noun

Something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop

Usage examples:

I've never considered my disability a hindrance, but other people have.

noun

A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.

Usage examples:

A serious impediment to scientific progress

noun

Something that makes progress or movement difficult or impossible

Usage examples:

The lack of funds is a major impediment to research.

noun

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

Usage examples:

The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money

noun

Something that blocks your way so that movement or progress is prevented or made more difficult

Usage examples:

We suddenly encountered an obstacle along the trail., money seems to be no obstacle.

noun

A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defence.

Usage examples:

At this time fortifications consisted mainly of earth banks and wooden palisades

verb

Enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.

Usage examples:

He palisaded the ends of the streets, and made the town a roughly fortified camp

noun

A long row of cliffs (= high area of rock with a steep side)

noun

A flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling.

Usage examples:

A layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall

verb

Cover (a wall or other surface) with panels.

Usage examples:

We panelled the wall around the window

noun

A flat section in the shape of a rectangle that is part of or fits into something larger

Usage examples:

We sanded down the insides of the door panels., the car’s instrument panel has buttons that give of…

noun

A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony.

Usage examples:

She stood on the bridge, leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by

noun

A low wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, etc.

noun

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.

Usage examples:

The country's partition into separate states

verb

Divide into parts.

Usage examples:

An agreement was reached to partition the country

noun

The division of something into smaller parts, or something that divides a space

Usage examples:

[ u ] the partition of the building into separate apartments brought in enough income that she coul…

noun

A defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet.

Usage examples:

A castle with ramparts and a moat

verb

Fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart.

Usage examples:

The town's streets were ramparted with tall mounds of rubble

noun

A large wall built round a town, castle, etc. to protect it

noun

A fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

Usage examples:

The special branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

verb

Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Usage examples:

Her hair swung across to screen her face

noun

A flat surface in a theater, on a television, or on a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

Usage examples:

I spend most of the day working in front of a computer screen., her ambition is to write for the sc…

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

noun

A machine or device that separates something into its constituent or distinct elements.

Usage examples:

A magnetic separator

verb

Move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.

Usage examples:

Shut the window, please

verb

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

noun

A barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals.

Usage examples:

They built stockades around their towns

verb

Enclose (an area) by erecting a stockade.

Usage examples:

They fortified themselves strongly and stockaded the city