the act of constructing something | 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 commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes |
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) |
the occupants of a building | a layer of material that encloses space |
| (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure |
| anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect |
| a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) |
| a difficult or awkward situation |