Wall
noun
A solid structure that encloses or divides any space.
The garden had a tall brick wall.
Often appears as...
- stone wall
- brick wall
noun
A side of a building or room.
The rain was hitting hard against the wall.
Often appears as...
- walls of the house
- outer wall
noun
A user interface feature that separates different areas of information.
Check your Facebook wall for new updates.
Often appears as...
- wall post
- update wall
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An imaginary barrier stopping progress or development.
The language barrier is a significant wall for immigrants.
Often appears as...
- wall of prejudice
- wall of silence
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Disapproving
Academic
noun
A defensive formation of players in football.
The goalkeeper arranged a wall to block the free kick.
Often appears as...
- form a wall
- defensive wall
noun
A solid structure that encloses or divides any space.
The garden had a tall brick wall.
Often appears as...
- stone wall
- brick wall
noun
A side of a building or room.
The rain was hitting hard against the wall.
Often appears as...
- walls of the house
- outer wall
noun
A user interface feature that separates different areas of information.
Check your Facebook wall for new updates.
Often appears as...
- wall post
- update wall
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An imaginary barrier stopping progress or development.
The language barrier is a significant wall for immigrants.
Often appears as...
- wall of prejudice
- wall of silence
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
noun
A defensive formation of players in football.
The goalkeeper arranged a wall to block the free kick.
Often appears as...
- form a wall
- defensive wall
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Barriers
Walls are often referenced in conversations about boundaries and privacy in physical spaces.
Don't lean on the wall; it's a new partition.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Usage
The term 'wall' can be used metaphorically to speak about emotional or psychological barriers.
He put up walls to guard his feelings.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Barriers
Walls are often referenced in conversations about boundaries and privacy in physical spaces.
Don't lean on the wall; it's a new partition.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Usage
The term 'wall' can be used metaphorically to speak about emotional or psychological barriers.
He put up walls to guard his feelings.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Barriers
Walls are often referenced in conversations about boundaries and privacy in physical spaces.
Don't lean on the wall; it's a new partition.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Usage
The term 'wall' can be used metaphorically to speak about emotional or psychological barriers.
He put up walls to guard his feelings.
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How to create a great...
know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will
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Cell vs. virus: A battle...
The cell membrane is covered with tiny projections. They all have functions, like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure.
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
when he lost his vision, after a few months he was sitting in his three story house and he realized that he could hear everything going on throughout the conversations, people in the kitchen, people in the bathroom, several floors away, several walls away. He said it was something like having x-ray vision.
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The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
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Defending the ant nest...
Deep in the bowels of the nest lives the termite queen. If she is killed, the entire colony will die out. She must be protected, so termites start to isolate her from the fighting by building a wall of mud mixed with saliva that will harden like concrete.
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Why do we harvest...
This isn't unusual. All animals have protective immune systems. But horseshoe crab amebocytes are exceptionally sensitive to bacterial endotoxins. Endotoxins are molecules from the cell walls of certain bacteria, including E. coli.
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What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
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What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep, challenge myself, find that voice and kind of honor it.
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How to create a great...
know an alphabet is a set of letters that forms the basis of all language and communication second the name provides a playful link back to the companies underneath g for google c for calico n for nest x and so on third the name encourages wall street investors buy this stock and you're making an alpha bet one that will
Video examples
Cell vs. virus: A battle...
The cell membrane is covered with tiny projections. They all have functions, like helping cells adhere to their neighbors or binding to nutrients the cell will need. Animal and plant cells have cell membranes. Only plant cells have a cell wall, which is made of rigid cellulose that gives the plant structure.
Video examples
Daniel Kish: How I use...
when he lost his vision, after a few months he was sitting in his three story house and he realized that he could hear everything going on throughout the conversations, people in the kitchen, people in the bathroom, several floors away, several walls away. He said it was something like having x-ray vision.
Video examples
The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire, carrying figures of animals and other objects that cast shadows on the wall.
Video examples
Defending the ant nest...
Deep in the bowels of the nest lives the termite queen. If she is killed, the entire colony will die out. She must be protected, so termites start to isolate her from the fighting by building a wall of mud mixed with saliva that will harden like concrete.
Video examples
Why do we harvest...
This isn't unusual. All animals have protective immune systems. But horseshoe crab amebocytes are exceptionally sensitive to bacterial endotoxins. Endotoxins are molecules from the cell walls of certain bacteria, including E. coli.
Video examples
What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
Video examples
What makes the Great...
When raiders were sighted, fire and smoke signals traveled between towers until reinforcements arrived. Small openings along the wall let archers fire on invaders, while larger ones were used to drop stones and more.
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep, challenge myself, find that voice and kind of honor it.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
The fears you do not face become your walls. Most people in business, and in their personal lives, design everything so they can avoid doing what makes them feel uncomfortable. Yet any good business person knows we are not only paid to work, but also we are paid to be scared.
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Shane McMahon
American Businessman
I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.
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Sean Murray
American Actor
I think any time you put a new character inside a wall of characters you have pre-existing, you can have some fun with that.
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Horatio Alger
American Author
No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I want get across to not just the church world. I want to get outside those walls to everyday people.
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Jim Boeheim
American Coach
I've said some things that are a little bit off the wall, but I don't run away and hide from them.
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Philip Anschutz
It's important to have your back to the wall. It makes you think outside the box.
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Jane Clayson
American Journalist
The most important job you'll ever have is in the walls of your own home.
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Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi Politician
I never think that walls can protect you.
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Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
The fears you do not face become your walls. Most people in business, and in their personal lives, design everything so they can avoid doing what makes them feel uncomfortable. Yet any good business person knows we are not only paid to work, but also we are paid to be scared.
Quote examples
Shane McMahon
American Businessman
I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on.
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Simon Newcomb
Canadian Mathematician
I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within.
Quote examples
Sean Murray
American Actor
I think any time you put a new character inside a wall of characters you have pre-existing, you can have some fun with that.
Quote examples
Horatio Alger
American Author
No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I want get across to not just the church world. I want to get outside those walls to everyday people.
Quote examples
Jim Boeheim
American Coach
I've said some things that are a little bit off the wall, but I don't run away and hide from them.
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Philip Anschutz
It's important to have your back to the wall. It makes you think outside the box.
Quote examples
Jane Clayson
American Journalist
The most important job you'll ever have is in the walls of your own home.
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Haider al-Abadi
Iraqi Politician
I never think that walls can protect you.
Example 1 of 10
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