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walled

walled
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawld]
    • /wɔld/
    • /wɔːld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawld]
    • /wɔld/

Definitions of walled word

  • adjective walled of or relating to a wall: wall space. 1
  • adjective walled growing against or on a wall: wall plants; wall cress. 1
  • adjective walled situated, placed, or installed in or on a wall: wall oven; a wall safe. 1
  • noun walled any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc. 1
  • noun walled Usually, walls. a rampart raised for defensive purposes. 1
  • noun walled an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of prejudice. 1

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Origin of walled

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English geweallod; see wall, -ed2, -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Walled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

walled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for walled

adjective walled

  • confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
  • limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
  • belted — If someone's jacket or coat, for example, is belted, it has a belt fastened round it.
  • border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • surrounded — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.

verb walled

  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
  • blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
  • bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • caulk — If you caulk something such as a boat, you fill small cracks in its surface in order to prevent it from leaking.

Antonyms for walled

adjective walled

  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
  • unbounded — having no limits, borders, or bounds.
  • unconfined — limited or restricted.
  • unlimited — not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.

verb walled

  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • release — to lease again.
  • unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
  • unclog — to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.

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