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Wall

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7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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bulwarknounA defense or safeguard.
rampartnounA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
palisadenoun(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
fencenounA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
surroundverb(transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
fence inverb(idiomatic, by extension) To restrict freedom.
pariesnoun(anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ.

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rampartnounA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
bulwarknounA defense or safeguard.
fencenounA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
fence inverb(idiomatic, by extension) To restrict freedom.
palisadenoun(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
surroundnoun(British) Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.
pariesnoun(anatomy, botany) The wall of any cavity or organ.
embankmentnouna long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
gatenounA doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
barricadenounA barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
barriernounA structure that bars passage.
facadenoun(architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
seawallnounA coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
planknounA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
breakwallnounA wall, typically built outside of a harbour, that diminishes damage due to battering by the waves.
bermnounA narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
curtainnounA piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
cornernounThe point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
bricknoun(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
damnounA structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

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