wall vs fencing

fencing vs wall

wall and fencing both are nouns.

wall is a verb but fencing is not a verb.

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

As nouns, fencing is a hypernym of wall; that is, fencing is a word with a broader meaning than wall:

wall: a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
fencing: a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Other hypernyms of wall include fence.

wall (noun)	fencing (noun)
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 art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes	a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)	material for building fences
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

wall (verb)	fencing (verb)
surround with a wall in order to fortify

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