wall

Definition von wall im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
wallspan>: A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera)
wallspan>: A temporary impediment to free movement
A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.
wallspan>: A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal
wallspan>: Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure
The wind blew against the walls of the tent.
wallspan>: To well, as water; spring
wallspan>: To enclose with a wall
He walled the study with books.
wallspan>: To boil
wallspan>: A spring of water
wallspan>: (with "in") To enclose by surrounding with walls
They had walled in the garden.
wallspan>: (with "up") To seal with a wall
They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin.
wallspan>: (with "off") To separate with a wall
The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment.
wallspan>: A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a chandelier
walled: Simple past tense and past participle of wall
walled: Pertaining a wall
a walled garden.
walled: Pertaining to something which has been placed into a wall, i.e., immured
wallspan>: {i} side support for buildings; barricade; side; partition
wallspan>: A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room. Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church The bedroom walls would be painted light blue She checked the wall clock. + -walled -walled a glass-walled elevator
wallspan>: {f} enclose with a wall; divide with a wall, fill up with a wall (doorway, etc.); seal with a wall; fortify; (Slang) lean or stand or sit or rest against a wall at a social gathering
wallspan>: A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land. He sat on the wall in the sun
wallspan>: {s} of a side support for buildings
wallspan>: The wall of something that is hollow is its side. He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box
wallspan>: {n} a partition of brick fence, defense
wallspan>: {v} to inclose or defend with a wall
walling: {n} walls in general, materials for walls
walled: [only before noun] garden/city/town etc a garden etc that has a wall around it
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wallspan>: That portion of the building envelope, including opaque area and fenestration, that is vertical or tilted at an angle of 60° from horizontal or greater This includes above- and below-grade walls, between floor spandrels, peripheral edges of floors, and foundation walls For the purposes of determining building envelope requirements, the classifications are defined as follows
wallspan>: A vertical structural element that holds up a roof, encloses part or all of a room, or stands by itself to hold back soil
wallspan>: A line of defenders to prevent a direct kick from scoring
wallspan>: If a person or company goes to the wall, they lose all their money and their business fails. Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days
wallspan>: A jump that simulates a solid stone or brick wall
wallspan>: To separate with a wall"
wallspan>: The wall of a halfpipe is comprised of a transition and a vertical section
wallspan>: a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
wallspan>: emphasis If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you. The heat is driving me up the wall I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall
wallspan>: A human barrier of at least 3 players, used to aid the goalkeeper in defending against free kicks - when they are specifically so awarded Players may line up 10 or more yards from the ball to form a barrier between the kicker and the goal
wallspan>: The side of a level or drift
wallspan>: The line of players used to prevent a direct kick from scoring; lined up 10 yards from where the direct kick is taken
wallspan>: a line of 2 to 6 defending players pressed together shoulder-to-shoulder to protect their goal against a close free kick; creates a more difficult shot by reducing the amount of open goal area the kicker has to shoot at
wallspan>: To seal with a wall"
wallspan>: A defensive formation to block a free kick in which defensive players stand shoulder-to-shoulder between an opposing kicker and the goal
wallspan>: A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense
wallspan>: fly on the wall: see fly the writing is on the wall: see writing. wall in to surround an open area with walls wall off to keep one area or room separate from another, by building a wall. Any of various upright constructions used to divide or enclose a room or building. In traditional masonry construction, bearing walls supported the weight of floors and roofs, but modern steel and reinforced-concrete frames, as well as heavy timber and other skeletal structures, require exterior walls only for shelter. Some urban buildings dispense with walls on the ground floor, extending outdoor plazas under the building and permitting easier access to elevators, escalators, and stairs. In masonry construction, all types of floors and roofs except domes are most easily supported on straight, parallel walls. Nonbearing walls, used when loads are carried by girders, beams, or other members, can be either curtain walls or infill of brick, block, or other material. See also cavity wall, retaining wall, shear wall. Antonine Wall bearing wall load bearing wall Berlin Wall cavity wall curtain wall Great Wall of China Hadrian's Wall retaining wall shear wall Wall Street Wall Street Journal The Western Wall Wailing Wall
wallspan>: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"
wallspan>: emphasis If you say that you are banging your head against a wall, you are emphasizing that you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something. I appealed for help but felt I was always banging my head against a wall I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall
wallspan>: If you have your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it. Their threat to hire replacement workers has the union with its back to the wall
wallspan>: Tube / Pipe wall thickness
wallspan>: A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale
wallspan>: A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes
wallspan>: a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
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wallspan>: the side plane of a subject, having depth and to which a ground junction is made It may also have a surface edge the term may also describe the side walls of an incised letter
wallspan>: You can describe something as a wall of a particular kind when it acts as a barrier and prevents people from understanding something. The police say they met the usual wall of silence see also cavity wall, dry-stone wall, fly-on-the-wall, hole-in-the-wall, off-the-wall, retaining wall, sea wall, stonewall, wall-to-wall
wallspan>: The country rock bounding a vein laterally
wallspan>: anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
wallspan>: A wall of something is a large amount of it forming a high vertical barrier. She gazed at the wall of books I was just hit by a wall of water
wallspan>: To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall
wallspan>: A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc
wallspan>: A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity
wallspan>: a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
wallspan>: a rock face angled 60º or more
wallspan>: A group of defenders standing near shoulder to shoulder in attempt to defend a free kick near the goal
wallspan>: To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway
wallspan>: A bounding area of the playing field not protected by a paddle
wallspan>: A defensive tactic where a line of two to six defending players join shoulder-to-shoulder in an attempt to protect their goal during a free kick The wall is designed to reduce the open goal area the kicker has to shoot at
wallspan>: A preliminary step before every inflation where the pilot inflate the wing's leading edge and builds tension on the lines A wall allows the pilot to determine that none of the lines are tangled and that the wing tips are not tucked in (cravatted)
wallspan>: The nominal thickness of the glass between the inside and outside surfaces of the tubing
wallspan>: It is a type of jump that simulates an actual brick or stonewall
wallspan>: To enclose by surrounding with walls
wallspan>: a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
wallspan>: An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder
wallspan>: send a message to everybody's terminal
wallspan>: surround with a wall in order to fortify
wallspan>: The stack of unused pieces Pieces are taken from the wall in a clockwise fashion, except for the extra piece drawn after a Kong, which is taken from the opposite end
wallspan>: Group of defenders standing shoulder-to-shoulder to defend a free kick, usually near the goal
wallspan>: n The setup of tiles into a four sided square from which they are drawn during play
wallspan>: A jump of wall-like construction with displaceable units on top
wallspan>: A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc
wallspan>: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
wallspan>: an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
wallspan>: (1) the sideboards/kickback (2) the crown of oil (3) a very easy shot
wallspan>: To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify
wallspan>: also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room
wallspan>: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
wallspan>: vaimure
walled: If an area of land or a city is walled, it is surrounded or enclosed by a wall. a walled rose garden. walled garden/city/town etc a garden etc that has a wall around it
walled: Past and past participle of wall
walled: having or surrounded by walls or walls of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "the ancient walled city of Jerico"; "thick-walled cells
walled: {s} surrounded with walls, fortified; fenced, enclosed
walled: Pertaining a wall, as with a walled garden
walling: present participle of wall
walling: The act of making a wall or walls
walling: Walls, in general; material for walls
walls: Third person singular simple present form of to wall
walls: Plural of wall
walls: walls cannot normally attack If there is a wall, it automatically stops 1 creature for each wall until it is destroyed In otherwords, if I have 1 wall, and my opponent has 1 creature, that creature cannot attack me until the wall has been destroyed If my opponent has 2 creatures, only 1 of them can hit me until the wall is destroyed Normal flying rules apply for walls
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wall

Synonyme

bank, bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, curb, dam, embankment, enclosure, facade, fence, fortification, hindrance

Etymologie

[ wol ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English wallen, from Old English weallian (“to bubble, boil”), from Proto-Germanic *wallōnan, *wellōnan (“to fount, stream, boil”), from Proto-Indo-European *welǝn-, *welǝm- (“wave”). Cognate with Middle Dutch wallen (“to boil, bubble”), Dutch wellen (“to weld”), German wellen (“to wave, warp”), Danish vælde (“to overwhelm”), Swedish välla (“to gush, weld”). See also well.