Walls
Common English surname
Walls is the plural of wall—vertical structures that enclose, divide, or support.
Walls define rooms, separate properties, and fortify cities.
Figuratively, walls are barriers: She put up walls after the divorce, We hit a wall in negotiations.
To climb the walls is to feel trapped or restless.
The walls have ears warns that private conversations may be overheard.
Obstruction preventing passage
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- dividerThing that partitions
- brickFired clay building unit
- concreteSolid building mixture
masonry · drywall · plaster · stucco · load-bearing · foundation · insulation · studs
Germany's largest city
- borderOuter edge or limit
- separationState of being apart
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- checkpointInspection station on route
divided · Iron Curtain · segregation · apartheid · partition · barrier · demarcation · boundary
Obstruction preventing passage
- distanceSpace between two points
- guardedWary and restrained
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
isolation · shut out · cold · detached · protection · trust · intimacy · vulnerability
Fortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- castleFortified medieval residence
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
siege · defense · parapet · bulwark · stronghold · moat · turret · Jericho
Ropeless low-height climbing
sport · grips · ascent · belay · harness · overhang · traverse · crux
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
concrete · masonry · drywall · plaster · stucco · load-bearing · foundation · insulation · studs · framing
Berlin
Germany's largest city
- borderOuter edge or limit
- separationState of being apart
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
checkpoint · divided · Iron Curtain · segregation · apartheid · partition · barrier · demarcation · boundary · West Bank
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
withdrawn · isolation · shut out · cold · detached · protection · trust · intimacy · vulnerability · closed off
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- castleFortified medieval residence
citadel · siege · defense · parapet · bulwark · stronghold · moat · turret · Jericho · fortified
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
indoor · sport · grips · ascent · belay · harness · overhang · traverse · crux · lead
mural
Wall-applied artwork
artwork · poster · graffiti · fresco · tapestry · decoration · gallery · display · mounted · picture
abdominal
Of the belly region
membrane · lining · tissue · muscular · uterine · intestinal · stomach · cardiac · vascular · capillary
- DeSoto Countycounty seat, county courthouse, local government, school districts
- Memphis AreaMemphis, Germantown, Bartlett, Cordova, Raleigh
Wallsbridges
Structures spanning obstacles
connections · links · bonds · pathways · channels
Wallsopen space
Unobstructed outdoor area
freedom · accessibility · permeability · transparency · welcome
- brick wallStacked masonry partition
- hit a wallReach an impassable obstacle
- hit a brick wallMeet impassable barrier
- hitting the wallAbrupt energy depletion
- up the wallIntensely exasperated state
- bouncing off the wallsUncontainably energetic