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Look up walls in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Walls may refer to: The plural of wall, a structure Walls (surname), a list of notable people with the
Walls
Vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area
various types of walls, including border barriers between countries, brick walls, defensive walls in fortifications, and retaining walls that hold back
Wall
American actor (born 1985)
and film.[citation needed] During college, Walls played on the San Francisco Dons men's basketball team. Walls played Boyd, a beta werewolf who was a formerly
Sinqua_Walls
1979 studio album by Pink Floyd
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records. It is
The_Wall
Method of torture
Walling is a method of torture used by the CIA in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, and is then used to slam the person against a wall. According
Walling
American actress, comedian and writer
Retrieved May 19, 2026. Nancy Walls, who was born in the town on July 19, 1966... Wright, Megh. "Saturday Night's Children: Nancy Walls (1995-1996)". SplitSider
Nancy_Carell
American writer and journalist (born 1960)
Award and Christopher Award. Walls was born on April 21, 1960, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Rex Walls and Rose Mary Walls. Walls has two sisters, Lori and Maureen
Jeannette_Walls
Australian rules footballer and coach (1950–2025)
1972. After his coaching career ended, Walls became involved in the AFL media as a commentator and columnist. Walls grew up in Brunswick, Victoria, and was
Robert_Walls
Irish rock band
The Walls are an Irish rock band. They were formed in 1998 by two members of The Stunning – brothers Steve and Joe Wall. Their debut album Hi-Lo was released
The_Walls
Topics referred to by the same term
These Walls may refer to: "These Walls" (Dream Theater song), a 2005 song by Dream Theater "These Walls" (Teddy Geiger song), a 2006 song by Teddy Geiger
These_Walls
2009 horror-thriller directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
a horrible series of murders where sixteen people were entombed in the walls. Jimmy takes Sam to the eighth floor and tells her how his father was one
Walled_In
Aspect of Chinese military history
Qi walls. The route of the Qi and Zhou walls would be mostly followed by the later Ming wall west of Gubeikou, which includes reconstructed walls from
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
1979 studio album by Michael Jackson
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album
Off_the_Wall
Series of fortifications in northern China
Customs Line Great Wall of India List of walls List of World Heritage Sites in China Long Walls Maginot Line Miaojiang Great Wall Rabbit-proof fence Offa's
Great_Wall_of_China
Defensive fortifications in Lucca, Italy
city of Lucca never underwent any siege and the walls were never used. The only occasion in which the walls were put to the test was during the disastrous
Walls_of_Lucca
2025 film by Kim Tae-joon
Wall to Wall (Korean: 84제곱미터) is a 2025 South Korean mystery thriller film written and directed by Kim Tae-joon. Produced under Mizi Film, it stars Kang
Wall_to_Wall_(film)
Annual science event in Berlin, Germany
The Falling Walls Science Summit (previously Falling Walls Conference) is an annual science event in Berlin, Germany, which takes place from 7th to 9th
Falling_Walls
Outermost layer of some cells
eukaryotes, cells walls are prevalent in fungi, algae and plants but absent from animals and many other taxa. The composition of cell walls varies across
Cell_wall
1961 single by Faron Young
"Hello Walls" is an American country music song written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by Faron Young. It was number one on Billboard's country chart
Hello_Walls
Series of walls built around the city of Madrid, Spain
The Walls of Madrid (Spanish: cerca de Madrid, tapia de Madrid) are the five successive sets of walls that surrounded the city of Madrid from the Middle
Walls_of_Madrid
Graffiti artist, political activist and painter
Pictures of walls : around the world in eighty sprays. London: Pictures of Walls (POW). 2005. ISBN 978-0955194603. OCLC 682533140. Banksy (2007). Wall and Piece
Banksy
2026 studio album by Muna
Dancing on the Wall is the fourth studio album by the American indie pop band Muna. It followed their commercial breakthrough album Muna, and was supported
Dancing_on_the_Wall
American professor of English literature
Laura Dassow Walls (born Laura Dassow in Ketchikan, Alaska) is an American professor emerita of English at the University of Notre Dame. Walls has researched
Laura_Walls
Defensive fortifications built around Rome in the 3rd century AD
The Aurelian Walls (Italian: Mura aureliane) are a line of city walls built between 271 AD and 275 AD in Rome, Italy, during the reign of the Roman Emperor
Aurelian_Walls
Topological soliton
spontaneous breaking of discrete symmetries produced domain walls. The resulting network of domain walls influenced the late stages of cosmological inflation
Domain_wall
Topics referred to by the same term
Wall's (disambiguation) Walls (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with wall All pages with titles containing wall Wal (disambiguation) Walle
Wall_(disambiguation)
City wall in ancient Athens
Although long walls were built at several locations in ancient Greece, notably Corinth and Megara, the term Long Walls (Ancient Greek: Μακρὰ Τείχη [makra
Long_Walls
Blankenship, Jessica (13 August 2010). "Living Walls", Creative Loafing. Guzner, Sonia (22 August 2011). "'Living Walls' Speaks Out Through Street Art". The Emory
Living_Walls
2015 studio album by f(x)
Nagoya. The tour lasted from February 20 to 28, 2016. "4 Walls" The opening track "4 Walls" is described as a hybrid of UK garage and tropical house
4_Walls
Topics referred to by the same term
Unilever that makes ice cream Wall's (meat), a British sausage brand owned by Kerry Foods Walls (disambiguation) Wall (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Wall's
1974 studio album by John Lennon
Walls and Bridges is the fifth solo studio album by the English musician John Lennon. It was issued by Apple Records on 26 September 1974 in the United
Walls_and_Bridges
2025 film
Breaking Walls (Spanish: Los aitas, lit. 'The dads') is a 2025 comedy road film directed by Borja Cobeaga and co-written by Valentina Viso [fr]. It stars
Breaking_Walls
Rhodesian general (1927–2010)
victorious campaign after 2 years, Walls was appointed an M.B.E. (Military) in 1953. Returning home to Southern Rhodesia, Walls continued as a career soldier
Peter_Walls
City walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
The walls of Constantinople (Turkish: Konstantinopolis Surları; Greek: Τείχη της Κωνσταντινούπολης) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded
Walls_of_Constantinople
Defensive wall built around London
section of the city wall has no recorded bastions. Fortifications of London List of cities with defensive walls List of town walls in England and Wales
London_Wall
2008 film by Andrew Stanton
WALL-E (stylized with an interpunct as WALL·E) is a 2008 American animated romantic science fiction film directed by Andrew Stanton, who co-wrote the
WALL-E
American musician (born 1953)
Bouncin' Off the Walls (1984), failed to gain much momentum — even with an innovative music video for the single "Bouncin' Off the Walls" — with only the
Matthew_Wilder
North-facing rock face in Norway
The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (lit. 'Troll Peaks') in the Romsdalen valley in Rauma Municipality
Troll_Wall
Ancient Egyptian fortification
the eastern approaches to Egypt. It succeeded the Old Kingdom Walls of Sneferu. The Walls of the Ruler are mentioned in the Tale of Sinuhe and in the Prophecy
Walls_of_the_Ruler
Topics referred to by the same term
The Walls of Jericho usually refer to the destruction of the walls of Jericho in the biblical story of the Battle of Jericho. Walls of Jericho may also
Walls_of_Jericho
humpback whales, blue whales, and other sea life. Whaling Walls (a pun on the Wailing Wall) are created by invitation of the communities, institutions
List_of_Whaling_Walls
American baseball player (born 1996)
draft, Walls enrolled at Florida State University (FSU), where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles. In 2015, during Walls' freshman
Taylor_Walls
Separation of performers and audience
fourth wall concept. The metaphor of a wall relates to the arrangement of elements on stage, where scenes are often set in a room with three of its walls depicted
Fourth_wall
Series of walls surrounding the city of Genoa, Italy
The walls of Genoa (mura di Genova in Italian, miage de Zena in Ligurian) constitute in their whole the several circles of walls that protected and defended
Walls_of_Genoa
American contemporary gospel music group
The Walls Group is an American urban contemporary gospel group signed to RCA Records. The group consists of four siblings: two sisters, Rhea Walls and
The_Walls_Group
Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires
required defensive walls. The city was constructed intentionally to rival Rome, and it was claimed that several elevations within its walls matched Rome's
Constantinople
UNESCO World Heritage Site
the fortress walls. There are also various Middle Persian (Pahlavi) inscriptions on the walls of the fortress and Northern/Southern walls inside the city
Fortifications_of_Derbent
Lulu Walls, Lulu Wall, Lula Walls, or Lulu Walsh is a traditional 19th-century parlor song. Although often attributed to A. P. Carter, who collected and
Lulu_Walls
Series of walls built around the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia
The Walls of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Dubrovačke gradske zidine) are a series of defensive stone walls surrounding the city of Dubrovnik in southern Croatia
Walls_of_Dubrovnik
British historian of missions (1928–2021)
Andrew Finlay Walls OBE (21 April 1928 – 12 August 2021) was a British historian of missions, best known for his pioneering studies of the history of
Andrew_Walls
American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia
"No Walls (1988 - 1992)". Beyond Failure. No Walls at Discogs (list of releases) No Walls at Musicbrainz No Walls – Wanderlust on YouTube No Walls – Dust
No_Walls
2001 film by Ethan Hawke
Chelsea Walls at Rotten Tomatoes "Chelsea Walls". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2023. Roger Ebert review of Chelsea Walls, RogerEbert
Chelsea_Walls
Fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
as city walls or town walls, although there were also walls, such as the Great Wall of China, Walls of Benin, Hadrian's Wall, Anastasian Wall, and the
Defensive_wall
Topics referred to by the same term
up waller in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Waller may refer to: Waller, Pennsylvania Waller, Texas Waller, Washington Waller County, Texas Waller (given
Waller
Roman Catholic basilica and landmark in Rome, Italy
Outside-the-Walls, official site. St. Paul's Outside the Walls: A Virtual Basilica Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Paul-without-the-Walls" . Catholic
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Basilica_of_Saint_Paul_Outside_the_Walls
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wall-to-wall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wall to Wall may refer to: Wall to Wall (production company), an independent television production
Wall_to_Wall
New Zealand painter (1927–1999)
Guy Walls (8 June 1927 – 11 November 1999) was a painter born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. After finishing his education at Wellington College, Walls worked
Bob_Walls
Defensive fortification in Roman Britain
Northumberland History of Scotland List of walls Offa's Dyke Scots' Dike "Hadrian's Wall: The Facts". Visit Hadrian's Wall. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original
Hadrian's_Wall
2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. "// Walls // Walls". Kompakt.fm. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Walls. "Walls | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved
Walls_(band)
Sacred enclosure of Notsé, Togo
the construction of the walls of Notsé, intended to be a sacred enclosure of monumental proportions for the time. The walls are called, or delineate
Notsé_Walls
2007 single by Chris Brown
"Wall to Wall" is a song recorded by American singer Chris Brown for his second studio album, Exclusive (2007). It was written and produced by Sean Garrett
Wall_to_Wall_(song)
Defensive walls of the city of Milan
walls. The oldest, the Roman walls, were developed in two stages: the first in the Republican era and the second in the Imperial era. The second wall
Walls_of_Milan
American football player (born 1959)
selection. Walls won a Super Bowl with the Giants after the 1990 season. He played college football for the Grambling State Tigers. Walls was born and
Everson_Walls
Artificial wall used for supporting soil between two different elevations
walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining walls are
Retaining_wall
1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital
had depended upon ramparts and walls to repel invaders. The walls of Constantinople, especially the Theodosian walls, protected Constantinople from attack
Fall_of_Constantinople
Sloping walls or earthworks
foundations, retaining walls, dry stone walls, dams, lighthouses, and fortifications. Other terms that may be used to describe battered walls are "inclined”,
Batter_(walls)
Surname list
Walls is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bob Walls (1927–1999), New Zealand painter Brad Walls (born 1992), Australian aerial photographer
Walls_(surname)
Series of fortifications surrounding the center of Basel, Switzerland
city walls are a complex of walls surrounding the central part of the Swiss city of Basel, only partially preserved today. The first city wall was completed
Walls_of_Basel
1989 studio album by Wrathchild America
190. A music video for the song "Climbin' the Walls" was released to promote the album. Climbin' the Walls received generally positive reviews. Eduardo
Climbin'_the_Walls
City walls of ancient Babylon
The walls of Babylon were the city walls surrounding the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, the political and religious centre of the Neo-Babylonian
Walls_of_Babylon
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Jerusalem
Magnificent ordered the ruined city walls to be rebuilt. The walls were constructed between 1537 and 1541. The walls are visible on most old maps of Jerusalem
Walls_of_Jerusalem
Late Neolithic palisaded enclosure
are found in this region. What visibly remains of Durrington Walls today is the 'walls' of the henge monument – the eroded remains of the inner slope
Durrington_Walls
A sleeper wall may refer to the following types of walls: sleeper wall a short wall used to support floor joists, beam and block or hollowcore slabs at
Sleeper_wall
2017 American drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
and Marti Noxon. It is based on Jeannette Walls' 2005 best-selling memoir of the same name. Depicting Walls' childhood, where her family lived in poverty
The_Glass_Castle_(2017_film)
Archaeological site near Cusco, Peru
see how well it was built, and how the walls were arranged so that one commanded the other. And in these walls there were stones so large and mighty that
Sacsayhuamán
Bore in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Wallal Wallal is the location of a bore in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The bore is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the Great Northern
Wallal
Series of walls surrounding the old city of Nicosia, Cyprus
The Walls of Nicosia, also known as the Venetian Walls, are a series of defensive walls which surround Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. The first
Walls_of_Nicosia
American newspaper businessman
a Carmage Walls Commentary Prize. As of 2022 Southern Newspapers underwrites the prize. Southern Newspapers' CEO is his daughter Lissa Walls Cribb In June
Carmage_Walls
1982 single by Phil Collins
June 2018. 7": Virgin / VS 524 (UK) "Thru' These Walls" "Do You Know, Do You Care?" "Thru' These Walls" Phil Collins – keyboards, drums, vocals, marimba
Thru_These_Walls
Boundary feature in some video games
though visible boundaries such as stone walls or fences are generally preferred. Completely invisible walls are cited to be level design bugs, and might
Invisible_wall
Wall-building projects in Ireland from famine times
walls were built throughout Ireland, especially in the west and south, in the mid-19th century, during the Great Famine. A great deal of these walls were
Famine_walls
Song
hand, and sword and shield We'll guard old Derry's Walls. Beyond its marching routes, "Derry's Walls" has been used as a political anthem for working-class
Derry's_Walls
Los Angeles architectural firm
& Morgan. John A. Walls joined in 1886 to create Kysor, Morgan and Walls, and Kysor retired in 1890, resulting in Morgan and Walls. Around 1910, Morgan's
Morgan,_Walls_&_Clements
Largest structures in the universe, made of galaxies
filaments are the largest known structures in the universe, consisting of walls of galactic superclusters. These massive, thread-like formations can commonly
Galaxy_filament
2020 film by Thor Freudenthal
Words on Bathroom Walls is a 2020 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Thor Freudenthal and written by Nick Naveda, based on the novel
Words_on_Bathroom_Walls
list of notable fortified structures. For city walls in particular, see List of cities with defensive walls. Fossatum Africae Sungbo's Eredo, built during
List_of_walls
Series of historic walls built around the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands
The walls of Amsterdam (Dutch: Vestingwerken van Amsterdam) were built in the Middle Ages to protect the city against attack. The Medieval walls were replaced
Walls_of_Amsterdam
Original song written and composed by Tom Petty; from the 1996 film "She's the One"
"Walls (Circus)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Tom Petty and recorded by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It was released in July 1996
Walls_(Circus)
1984 single by Sheena Easton
"Sugar Walls" is a song by the Scottish singer Sheena Easton. It was released as the fourth single overall from her fifth studio album, A Private Heaven
Sugar_Walls
American lawyer and politician (1944/1945–2025)
Walls (1944 or 1945 – May 10, 2025) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1993 to 2011. Walls died
Johnnie_Walls
Species of succulent
western Europe, often growing on shady walls or in damp rock crevices that are sparse in other plant growth (thus, "wall" pennywort), where its succulent leaves
Wall_Pennywort
American business-focused daily newspaper
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It provides extensive
The_Wall_Street_Journal
Topics referred to by the same term
Walls House may refer to: Walls Farm Barn and Corn Crib, Tomberlin, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas Walls House (Lonoke, Arkansas), listed on
Walls_House
2003 film by Patty Jenkins
Theron as Wuornos and Christina Ricci as her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall (based on Wuornos's real-life girlfriend, Tyria Moore). Monster had its world
Monster_(2003_film)
1941 short story by Marcel Aymé
passer-through-walls (French: Le Passe-muraille), translated as The Man Who Walked through Walls, The Walker-through-Walls or The Man who Could Walk through Walls,
Le_Passe-muraille
Wall or vertical structure covered by living vegetation and growth substrate
referred to as living walls or vertical gardens, and widely associated with the delivery of many beneficial ecosystem services. Green walls differ from the
Green_wall
heads a church that believes that the Walls are sacred, and refuses any modifications to be done to the Walls. During the incident in Stohess where his
List of Attack on Titan characters
List_of_Attack_on_Titan_characters
Topics referred to by the same term
Jerusalem Walls may refer to: Walls of Jerusalem, the surviving city walls of Jerusalem Broad Wall (Jerusalem), an ancient wall in Jerusalem Hasmonean walls, an
Jerusalem_Walls
1964 Filipino film directed by Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon
Philippine Cinema. Manila: BigO Books. ISBN 9789810531850. The Walls of Hell at IMDb The Walls of Hell at Rotten Tomatoes The Walls of Hell at TCMDB v t e
The_Walls_of_Hell
2003 graphic novel by Gaiman and McKean
aged 4, had that there were wolves in the walls. In the story the protagonist, Lucy, hears wolves in the walls of her family's house, but her family does
The_Wolves_in_the_Walls
WALLS
WALLS
Boy/Male
British, English, French
Courtyard Within Castle Walls
Girl/Female
English French
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Male
Hebrew
(יָדï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name YADOWN means "judge," "thankful," or "whom God has judged." In the bible, this is the name of a man who helped Nehemiah rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The English form is Jadon.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
House; Walls of House of Kabba
Boy/Male
Biblical
Strength of walls.
Girl/Female
English French
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Boy/Male
British, English, Scandinavian
Farm with White Walls
Girl/Female
American, British, English, French, Jamaican
Law Enforcer; Bailiff; Courtyard Within Castle Walls; Steward; Public Official; Surname; Berry Clearing; City Fortification; Administrator
Girl/Female
English French American
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wall.Scottish : most probably a derivative of Wallace.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Walls of House of Kabba
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French peinto(u)r, oblique case of peintre ‘painter’, hence an occupational name for a painter (normally of colored glass). In the Middle Ages the walls of both great and minor churches were covered with painted decorations, and Reaney and Wilson note that in 1308 Hugh le Peyntour and Peter the Pavier were employed ‘making and painting the pavement’ at St. Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster. The name is widespread in central and southern England.German : topographic name for someone living in a fenced enclosure (see Bainter).
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Christian
City of the Moon; In the Bible Jericho was a Canaan City Destroyed when Its Walls Fell Down
Girl/Female
English French American
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, French
Courtyard Within Castle Walls
Girl/Female
American, British, English, French
Law Enforcer; Bailiff; Courtyard Within Castle Walls; Steward; Public Official; Surname; Administrator
Girl/Female
English French American
Courtyard within castle walls; steward or public official. Surname or given name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dewberry Hill in Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, which is of uncertain origin.Probably an Americanized spelling of French Dubarry, a topographic name from Anglo-Norman French barri ‘rampart’; later it denoted a suburb outside the walls of a medieval city (see Barry).
Biblical
a young lion covered with his mane or a village protected by walls
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living near a wall (in particular, the wall of a city), or an occupational name for a mason who built walls (see Wall).English : topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent wall, for example a Roman wall or the wall of a walled city (see Wall 2).English : occupational name for someone who boiled sea water to extract the salt, from an agent derivative of Middle English well(en) ‘to boil’.English : nickname for a good-humored person, Anglo-Norman French wall(i)er (an agent derivative of Old French galer ‘to make merry’, of Germanic origin).South German : nickname from Middle High German wallære ‘pilgrim’.Col. John Waller came from England to VA in about 1635. The name was brought to North America by several other bearers independently.
WALLS
WALLS
Boy/Male
Indian
Son of Yogesh
Boy/Male
Tamil
Subhendu | ஸà¯à®ªà¯‡à®‚தà¯
The Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Victory
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Another Name for God; Evidence; Proof
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Offerings to the Gods
Male
Arthurian
, (Sir), christened Saracen knight; loved Isolde.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Telugu
Light of Knowledge
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Shiva; Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Anbu-love and Mathi-moon
Girl/Female
Spanish
The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
WALLS
WALLS
WALLS
WALLS
WALLS
a.
Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.
n.
Walls, in general; material for walls.
n.
A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls.
n.
The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering.
n.
A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes.
v. t.
To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.
n.
An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder.
n.
An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the walls of the urethra.
n.
A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, usually made in panels.
n.
A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.
n.
The act of making a wall or walls.
n.
The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.
prep.
Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
n.
Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls.
n.
The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls.
n.
Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the gritty parts of a pear. See Sclerotic.
n.
One who builds walls.
a.
Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.
n.
One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food.
adv. & prep.
Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.