Kilo Lingo

wall

/wɔːl/

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Translation

A tall, flat side of a room or building, or one that stands outside.

Word origin

From Old English weall, from Latin vallum meaning a bank or rampart.

Origin
Old English
Root
weall

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwalls

Examples

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"Wall" is the flat side of the room.

thick.

"Walls" is the plural, meaning more than one wall.

painted white.

Here "wall" is the side he made a new colour.

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This word is part of lesson 12.