partition vs wall

wall vs partition

partition and wall both are nouns.

partition and wall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
partition	Yes	No	Yes	No
wall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wall is a hyponym of partition; that is, wall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than partition:

partition: a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
wall: an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

Other hyponyms of partition include brattice, bulkhead, screen.

partition (noun)	wall (noun)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)	an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism	a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit	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

partition (verb)	wall (verb)
separate or apportion into sections	surround with a wall in order to fortify
divide into parts, pieces, or sections

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