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 sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway |
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close |
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) | the smallest detectable sensation |
a layer of material that encloses space | a region marking a boundary |
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure | the starting point for a new state or experience |
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 | |