…a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land…
…the external surface of an animal body that encloses the body cavity and consists of ectoderm and mesoderm…
…a rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria. In the algae and higher plants, it consists mainly of cellulose…
…the area immediately outside the eye of a hurricane or cyclone, associated with tall clouds, heavy rainfall, and high winds…
…a wall or embankment erected to prevent the sea from encroaching on or eroding an area of land…
…one of a set of parallel horizontal bars attached to the wall of a gymnasium, on which exercises are performed…
…(in the UK) an early form of football played traditionally at Eton College, in which, in a series of scrimmages, players attempt to take the ball past the opposing team while keeping the ball against a wall…
…a knot made at the end of a rope by intertwining strands to prevent unraveling or act as a stopper…
…a fibre or plastic dowel inserted into a drilled hole to provide a gripping base for a screw…
…the rock adjacent to or enclosing a vein, hydrothermal ore deposit, fault, or other geological feature…
…a small delicate spleenwort (fern) that resembles rue, growing on walls and rocks in both Europe and North America and sensitive to atmospheric pollution…
…a piece of furniture having various sections, typically shelves and cabinets, designed to stand against a wall…
…(of a carpet or other floor covering) fitted to cover an entire floor…
…a fortified and heavily guarded wall built on the boundary between East and West Berlin in 1961 by the communist authorities, chiefly to curb the flow of East Germans to the West. It was opened in November 1989 after the collapse of the communist regime in East Germany and subsequently was dismantled…
…a brown Eurasian butterfly with orange markings on the wings, which breeds on grasses…
…a chart or poster designed for display on a wall as a teaching aid or source of information…
…a small brownish-grey Eurasian lizard which typically has black and white bars on the tail, frequently seen on walls and rocks…
…a piece of lumber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist…
…a yellow-flowered European plant that resembles mustard and emits a foul smell when crushed…
…space on the surface of an interior wall, regarded as an area for displaying pictures or similar items…
…a street at the south end of Manhattan in New York City, where the New York Stock Exchange and other leading US financial institutions are located…
…a defensive fortification about 59 km (37 miles) long, built (circa 140 ad) across the narrowest part of southern Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. It was intended to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain…
…an insurmountable barrier, especially to the passage of information or communication…
…a wall at a sports center or in a gymnasium fitted with attachments to simulate a rock face for climbing practice…
…a fortified wall around a medieval castle, typically one linking towers together…
…a wall encircling the ancient city of Rome, said to have been built by Servius Tullius…
…material such as wallpaper or textured fabric used as a decorative covering for interior walls…
…a large decorative piece of fabric or other material to be hung on the wall of a room…
…a high wall in Jerusalem said to stand on the site of Herod’s temple, where Jews traditionally pray and lament on Fridays…
…a Roman defensive wall across northern England, stretching from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the Tyne River in the east (about 74 miles; 120 km). It was begun in ad 122, after the emperor Hadrian’s visit, to defend the province of Britain against invasions by tribes from the north…
…a fairground sideshow in which a motorcyclist uses gravitational force to ride around the inside walls of a vertical cylinder…
…a wall on which are inscribed the names of individuals whose acts or achievements are deemed praiseworthy…
…face an insuperable problem or obstacle while trying to do something…
