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wall vs firewall

firewall vs wall

wall and firewall both are nouns.

wall is a verb but firewall is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wall Yes No Yes No
firewall Yes No No No
As nouns, firewall is a hyponym of wall; that is, firewall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wall:
  • 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
  • firewall: a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
Other hyponyms of wall include attic, bearing wall, cavity wall, chimney breast, gable, gable end, gable wall, parapet, proscenium, proscenium wall, sidewall, wainscoting, wainscotting.
wall (noun) firewall (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 (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
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) firewall (verb)
surround with a wall in order to fortify
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