Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: wall
IPA transcription: [w'ɔl]
Pronunciations of wall
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: wall
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: wall
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: wall, paries
    Meaning: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: wall, palisade, fence, fence_in, surround
    Meaning: surround with a wall in order to fortify
Usage examples
  • No paper on the wall!
  • THE FINGER ON THE WALL.
  • Death, death up by that wall.
  • A strong and lofty wall girdled it in.
  • A Wall Street raid is not a fang slash.
  • She left them standing against the wall.
  • Swooning, I staggered to the opposite wall.
  • Follow the wall till you come to a heavy iron gate.
  • Ahead of them was the black wall of the rail fence.
  • He sat, somewhat weakly yet, leaning against the wall.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Facebook, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Haibane Renmei, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording History of Israel, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pink Floyd, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Siege of Tyre (332 BC), License CC BY-SA 4.0