wall - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • climb: Climb the wall in the line of a small tree just below the top.
  • tile: Part tiled walls, side aspect double glazed window, double radiator.
  • adorn: She was extremely well versed in the tales of many of the heroes whose photographs adorned the walls.
  • retain: There are borders created by built retaining walls, there is scope to include a BBQ area.

Converse of subject

  • enclose: The far semicircle is enclosed by a solid wall on which are carved the names of over 4,700 soldiers of the Indian Army.

Adjective modifier

  • East: East wall: rough plinth at height of 0.5m.
  • outer: Inside is a fireplace between two ovens, which filled the center of the outer wall.
  • North: North wall: modern rectangular window cut through batter just above ground level.
  • east: A door in the east wall of the refectory gives access to the kitchen, which has an oven in its south east corner.
  • north: The north wall of the church is at the top of the photograph.
  • south: South wall: a credence in white stone is set below the eastern window of the south wall.

Modifies a noun

  • insulation: Double glazed with built in shutters and cavity wall insulation.
  • hanging: And then there were these these terrific shops full of the most unusual glasses and wall hangings.

Noun used with modifier

  • brick: At Scratby Hall's red brick wall we turned right along the field edge to the white board notice.
  • cavity: Double glazed with built in shutters and cavity wall insulation.
  • stone: There is an obvious stone wall running through the area.
  • curtain: Each tower was three stories, with the uppermost story rising above the curtain wall.
  • masonry: The steel ties should be embedded in the masonry wall through purposely drilled holes.

Preposition: of

  • nave: The walls of the nave and the west end are likely to be medieval in origin.
  • chancel: East wall: plain; and flush with the wall of the chancel.

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