walls
Vertical room boundaries
Walls are vertical structures that enclose, divide, or support.
They define the boundaries of rooms and buildings, separate properties, and hold up roofs.
Figuratively, a wall is any barrier that blocks progress or communication: We kept hitting a wall with the negotiations.
To wall something off is to separate or isolate it.
The expression off the wall describes something unconventional or outlandish.
If you're up against the wall, you're in a desperate situation with limited options.
Fired clay building units
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
- studsStructural wall timbers
- foundationUnderlying support structure
load-bearing · plaster · joists · beams · insulation · concrete · blocks · masonry
Large wall paintings
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- trompe-l'oeilArt mimicking three dimensions
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
stencil · wheatpaste · mosaic · painted · gallery · commissioned · sgraffito
Obstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
roadblock · bottleneck · obstacle · limitation · restriction · deterrent · buffer · screen
Barrier separating spaces
- separationState of being apart
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- divideSeparate into parts
segregation · cubicle · screen · border · threshold · compartment · sectioning
Fortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- parapetLow wall at edge
- bastionFortified defensive position
citadel · stronghold · palisade · stockade · barbican · curtain · turret · crenellation
Shape's outer edge length
- compoundCombined into one
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
corral · pen · paddock · yard · confines · ring · ha-ha · encircling
bricks
Fired clay building units
foundation · load-bearing · plaster · joists · beams · insulation · concrete · blocks · masonry · framing
murals
Large wall paintings
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- trompe-l'oeilArt mimicking three dimensions
tagging · stencil · wheatpaste · mosaic · painted · gallery · commissioned · sgraffito
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
impediment · roadblock · bottleneck · obstacle · limitation · restriction · deterrent · buffer · screen · divider
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- separationState of being apart
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
divide · segregation · cubicle · screen · border · threshold · compartment · sectioning
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- parapetLow wall at edge
bastion · citadel · stronghold · palisade · stockade · barbican · curtain · turret · crenellation · merlon
perimeter
Shape's outer edge length
fence · corral · pen · paddock · yard · confines · ring · ha-ha · encircling
shield
Handheld defensive armor
sanctuary · haven · security · safety · buffer · insulation · soundproofing · privacy · windbreak · guard
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
- handholdsThings you grab onto
- footholdsSecure places for feet
belaying · routes · overhang · crimps · jugs · top-rope · lead · gym · indoor · competition
wallsfloors
Walking surfaces inside
ceilings · roofs · foundations · ground
wallsbridges
Structures spanning obstacles
connections · links · bonds · pathways · open borders
- 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
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