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wall

n.

A physical barrier
partition, divider, dam, embankment, dike, ditch, bank, levee, stockade, fence, stone wall, drywall, stone fence, parapet, retainer, rampart, bulwark, palisade, fort, cliff, barricade, floodgate, sluice gate, paling, wattle, wattling.
An obstacle; figurative
barrier, obstruction, bar, cordon, entanglement, hurdle, resistance, defense, snag, hindrance, impediment, difficulty, limitation, restriction, retardation, knot, hitch, drawback, stumbling block, check, stop, curb, red tape*, fly in the ointment*, bottleneck*, red herring*, detour*.
A side; said of a cavity or space
flank, partition, surface, brickwork, casing, bulkhead, faÃ§ade, septum, precipice, cliff, bluff, outer envelope.

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Another word for wall

noun

A solid structure that encloses an area or separates one area from another:
barrier, partition. See include, thing
Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:
bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse. See help, open

verb

To separate with or as if with a wall:
fence, partition. See include
To confine within a limited area.
In or up: cage, coop (in or up), enclose, fence (in), immure, mew (up), pen², shut in, shut up. See free
To shut in with or as if with bars:
bar, confine, lock. See free