stone-wall
Block all inquiries
To stone-wall is to obstruct or delay through uncooperative behavior—refusing to answer questions, withholding information, or blocking progress through passive resistance.
Politicians stone-wall investigations; witnesses stone-wall interrogators: The committee accused the agency of stone-walling.
In cricket, to stone-wall is to bat defensively, blocking rather than scoring.
Also spelled stonewall.
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedeTo obstruct movement
- thwartPrevent success of
- stymieTo obstruct or baffle
- blockSolid mass, or impede
stall · halt · obstacle · resist · frustrate · delay · filibuster · evasion
Building with mortared blocks
- wallingConstructing vertical barriers
- fieldstoneUncut natural building stones
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
mortar · foundation · rubble · coursing · chinking · cairn · coping · lintel
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
parapet · stronghold · citadel · fortress · redoubt · battlement · defensive · garrison
Linear shrub boundary
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
farmstead · meadow · fence · sheepfold · terracing · landscape · orchard · vineyard
Final prehistoric stone-tool era
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
ruins · ancient · megalithic · prehistoric · relic · antiquity · excavation · artifacts
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
block · stall · halt · obstacle · resist · frustrate · delay · filibuster · evasion · noncooperation
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- wallingConstructing vertical barriers
- fieldstoneUncut natural building stones
- quarryPit for extracting rock
granite · mortar · foundation · rubble · coursing · chinking · cairn · coping · lintel · bedrock
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- bastionFortified defensive position
rampart · parapet · stronghold · citadel · fortress · redoubt · battlement · defensive · garrison · blockhouse
hedgerow
Linear shrub boundary
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- boundaryLine marking a limit
enclosure · farmstead · meadow · fence · sheepfold · terracing · landscape · orchard · vineyard · homestead
Neolithic
Final prehistoric stone-tool era
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
landmark · ruins · ancient · megalithic · prehistoric · relic · antiquity · excavation · artifacts · preservation
stone-wallopen up
Reveal inner thoughts
disclose · cooperate · confide · divulge · come clean
stone-wallcooperate
Work jointly with others
collaborate · engage · accommodate · facilitate · comply