wall (/wɔːl/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /wɔːl/
Meaning
Meaning: vertical structure
A vertical structure that divides or encloses a space, or forms the side of a building.
Examples
🗣 He hung the family photographs on the living room wall above the old wooden sofa.
Etymology
From Old English ‘weall’, borrowed from Latin ‘vallum’ meaning rampart.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in everyday and figurative speech, as in ‘hit a wall’ meaning to reach a limit.
Tags: home, structure