wall a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense often used in plural The first known use: before the 12th century |
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4 Letters, 1 Syllable |
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3 Phonemes |
w aw l |
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onset, rime |
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Morpheme |
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Sentence Examples A stone wall marks off their property. She hung posters on the walls of her room. This apartment building has thin walls, and you can hear everything your neighbors say. Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs. |
Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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False Friends
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