" wall "

1: as in close in, cordon (off);

•  Synonyms : 

•  circumscribe,

•  close in,

•  cordon (off),

•  fence (in),

•  hem (in),

•  circle,

•  compass,

•  embrace,

•  encircle,

•  enclose,

•  encompass,

•  environ,

•  gird,

•  girdle,

•  ring,

•  surround,

•  wreathe,

•  beset,

•  besiege,

•  entrench,

•  invest,

•  swarm

•  Antonyms : 

•  assail,

•  assault,

•  attack,

•  bombard,

•  storm,

•  beset,

•  besiege,

•  overrun,

•  capitulate,

•  cave,

•  submit,

•  yield

2: as in picket, buffer;

•  Synonyms : 

•  buffer,

•  palisade,

•  picket,

•  conserve,

•  preserve,

•  save,

•  battle,

•  contend,

•  fight,

•  war,

•  oppose,

•  resist,

•  withstand,

•  avert,

•  prevent,

•  bulwark,

•  cover,

•  defend,

•  fence,

•  fend,

•  forfend,

•  guard,

•  keep,

•  protect,

•  safeguard,

•  screen,

•  secure,

•  shield,

•  ward

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to close or shut in by or as if by barriers;

  * e.g., " ... a lake almost entirely walled in by mountains "

•  Synonyms : 

•  box (in),

•  cage,

•  closet,

•  coop (up),

•  corral,

•  encage,

•  encase,

•  enclose,

•  envelop,

•  fence (in),

•  hedge,

•  hem (in),

•  house,

•  immure,

•  include,

•  mew (up),

•  pen

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point;

  * e.g., " ... big orange barrels walled off the highway exit "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bar,

•  barricade,

•  block (off),

•  blockade,

•  close (off),

•  guard

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  unbar

1: to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner;

  * e.g., " ... a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang,

•  bash,

•  bat,

•  belt,

•  biff,

•  bludgeon,

•  bob,

•  bonk,

•  bop,

•  box,

•  bust,

•  clap,

•  clip,

•  clobber,

•  clock,

•  clout,

•  crack,

•  hammer,

•  knock,

•  nail,

•  paste,

•  pound,

•  punch,

•  rap,

•  slam,

•  slap,

•  slog,

•  slug,

•  smack,

•  smite,

•  sock,

•  strike,

•  swat,

•  swipe,

•  tag,

•  thump,

•  thwack,

•  wallop,

•  whack,

•  whale,

•  zap

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to come into usually forceful contact with something;

  * e.g., " ... when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang,

•  bash,

•  bump,

•  collide,

•  crash,

•  impact,

•  impinge,

•  knock,

•  ram,

•  slam,

•  smash,

•  strike,

•  swipe,

•  thud

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to obtain (as a goal) through effort;

  * e.g., " ... the rock band hit the big time with their third album "

•  Synonyms : 

•  achieve,

•  attain,

•  bag,

•  chalk up,

•  clock (up),

•  gain,

•  log,

•  make,

•  notch (up),

•  rack up,

•  ring up,

•  score,

•  win

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a physical object that blocks the way;

  * e.g., " ... an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barricade,

•  barrier,

•  fence,

•  hedge

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: means or method of defending;

  * e.g., " ... investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aegis,

•  ammunition,

•  armor,

•  buckler,

•  cover,

•  defense,

•  guard,

•  protection,

•  safeguard,

•  screen,

•  security,

•  shield,

•  ward

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in barrier, stone wall;

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrier,

•  blockade,

•  blockage,

•  stone wall,

•  catch,

•  hitch,

•  rub,

•  snag,

•  arrest,

•  bit,

•  brake,

•  check,

•  constraint,

•  curb,

•  hobble,

•  rein,

•  restraint,

•  balk,

•  bar,

•  block,

•  chain,

•  clog,

•  cramp,

•  crimp,

•  deterrent,

•  drag,

•  embarrassment,

•  encumbrance,

•  fetter,

•  handicap,

•  hindrance,

•  holdback,

•  hurdle,

•  impediment,

•  inhibition,

•  interference,

•  let,

•  manacle,

•  obstacle,

•  obstruction,

•  shackles,

•  stop,

•  stumbling block,

•  trammel,

•  embargo,

•  stoppage,

•  delay,

•  holdup,

•  stall,

•  burden,

•  cumber,

•  load,

•  danger,

•  hazard,

•  peril,

•  reef,

•  adversity,

•  difficulty,

•  disadvantage,

•  drawback,

•  hardship

•  Antonyms : 

•  catalyst,

•  goad,

•  impetus,

•  incentive,

•  spur,

•  stimulant,

•  stimulus,

•  advantage,

•  break,

•  edge,

•  aid,

•  assistance,

•  benefit,

•  boost,

•  handmaiden,

•  help

1: as in barrier, brick wall;

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrier,

•  blockade,

•  blockage,

•  brick wall,

•  catch,

•  hitch,

•  rub,

•  snag,

•  arrest,

•  bit,

•  brake,

•  check,

•  constraint,

•  curb,

•  hobble,

•  rein,

•  restraint,

•  balk,

•  bar,

•  block,

•  chain,

•  clog,

•  cramp,

•  crimp,

•  deterrent,

•  drag,

•  embarrassment,

•  encumbrance,

•  fetter,

•  handicap,

•  hindrance,

•  holdback,

•  hurdle,

•  impediment,

•  inhibition,

•  interference,

•  let,

•  manacle,

•  obstacle,

•  obstruction,

•  shackles,

•  stop,

•  stumbling block,

•  trammel,

•  embargo,

•  stoppage,

•  delay,

•  holdup,

•  stall,

•  burden,

•  cumber,

•  load,

•  danger,

•  hazard,

•  peril,

•  reef,

•  adversity,

•  difficulty,

•  disadvantage,

•  drawback,

•  hardship

•  Antonyms : 

•  catalyst,

•  goad,

•  impetus,

•  incentive,

•  spur,

•  stimulant,

•  stimulus,

•  advantage,

•  break,

•  edge,

•  aid,

•  assistance,

•  benefit,

•  boost,

•  handmaiden,

•  help

1: present in all places and at all times;

  * e.g., " ... television programming feels as if there are wall-to-wall sitcoms these days "

•  Synonyms : 

•  omnipresent,

•  ubiquitous,

•  universal

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion;

  * e.g., " ... she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bizarre,

•  bizarro,

•  cranky,

•  crazy,

•  curious,

•  eccentric,

•  erratic,

•  far-out,

•  funky,

•  funny,

•  kinky,

•  kooky,

•  odd,

•  off-kilter,

•  offbeat,

•  out-of-the-way,

•  outlandish,

•  outré,

•  peculiar,

•  quaint,

•  queer,

•  queerish,

•  quirky,

•  remarkable,

•  rum,

•  screwy,

•  spaced-out,

•  strange,

•  wacky,

•  way-out,

•  weird,

•  weirdo,

•  wild

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: something that tells of approaching danger or risk;

  * e.g., " ... He insists that they aren't breaking up, but everyone can see the handwriting on the wall. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caution,

•  red flag,

•  red light,

•  tip-off,

•  tocsin,

•  wake-up call,

•  warning

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)