n.
1.an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
2.an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
3.anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
4.a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
5.(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
6.a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
7.a layer of material that encloses space
8.a difficult or awkward situation wall v.
1.surround with a wall in order to fortify
Idiom of the Day
out of all proportion
of an exaggerated proportion
The complaints of the students were out of all proportion to what the problem was.