walls - Meaning in Tamil

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wall - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of walls in English

wall noun

1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

   Synonyms

   bulwark, rampart

   மதில்

   Examples

   • "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
   • "they stormed the ramparts of the city"
2. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

   மதில், ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "the south wall had a small window"
   • "the walls were covered with pictures"
3. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

   Examples

   • "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
   • "the wall followed the road"
4. a layer of material that encloses space

   Examples

   • "the container's walls were blue"
   • "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"
5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

   Synonyms

   paries

   Example

   • "stomach walls"
6. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

   Examples

   • "a wall of prejudice"
   • "a wall of smoke"
   • "a wall of water"
   • "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
7. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

8. a difficult or awkward situation

   Examples

   • "competition was pushing them to the wall"
   • "his back was to the wall"

wall verb

1. surround with a wall in order to fortify

   Synonyms

   fence in, fence, palisade, surround

Description

A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many kinds of walls, including:

• Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the superstructure or separate interior rooms, sometimes for fire safety
• Glass walls
• Border barriers between countries
• Brick walls
• Defensive walls in fortifications
• Permanent, solid fences
• Retaining walls, which hold back dirt, stone, water, or noise sound
• Stone walls
• Walls that protect from oceans (seawalls) or rivers (levees)

ஒரு நிலப் பகுதியைச் சுற்றி, அதன் எல்லை வழியே அமைக்கப்படும் சுவரே மதில் ஆகும். இது மதிற்சுவர் என்றும் அழைக்கப்படுவதுண்டு.

Also see "Wall" on Wikipedia

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