wall
/wɔl/ interjection C2- Used as a discourse marker. · “So, what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic; and then it started raining, so we came home early.”
- Used as a hedge. · “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”· “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
- Expressing reluctance to say something. · It was a bit... well, too loud.
- An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation). · Well, well, well, what do we have here?
- An exclamation of indignance. · Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
- Used as a question to demand an answer from someone. · And what do you think you're doing? ... Well?
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Then, to their surprise, they found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china.
“I will make a ladder,” said the Tin Woodman, “for we certainly must climb over the wall.”
“I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
“Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
Other matches
- wall A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for de... A1
- wall To boil. C2
- wall To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls. C2
- wall To make a wall knot on the end of C2
- wall A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope C2
- wall in To enclose by surrounding with walls.
- wall off To separate with a wall.
- wall up To seal with a wall.
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