walls
English meaning: Walls
Definition
Walls is the plural of wall, the upright sides of a room or building.
Example
“The walls were painted white.”
Another example: “Posters and photographs covered every inch of the walls in her room.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Everyday word for the vertical sides of buildings and rooms; also boundary barriers ('city walls') and figurative obstacles ('hit a wall', 'walls closing in'). Note 'Wall Street' as a proper noun.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'vallum'; the plural adds '-s'.
Synonyms
- barriers
- partitions
Related Words
Common Collocations
- brick walls
- four walls
- off the wall
- wall to wall
- hit a wall
Word Forms
wall (sing.); walls (pl.)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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- Latin
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- Indo-European
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