wall
[ wawl ]
/ wɔl /
noun
adjective
verb (used with object)
Idioms for wall
Origin of wall
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English
w(e)all < Latin
vallum palisade, derivative of
vallus stake, post; see
wale1; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR wall
OTHER WORDS FROM wall
wall-less, adjective wall-like, adjective un·wall, verb (used with object)Words nearby wall
walkshorts,
walkway,
walky-talky,
walkyrie,
walküre, die,
wall,
wall bars,
wall box,
wall brown,
wall creeper,
wall fern
British Dictionary definitions for climb the walls
wall
/ (wɔːl) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of wall
walled, adjective wall-less, adjective wall-like, adjectiveWord Origin for wall
Old English
weall, from Latin
vallum palisade, from
vallus stake
Medical definitions for climb the walls
wall
[ wôl ]
n.
An investing part enclosing a cavity, chamber, or other anatomical unit.
Idioms and Phrases with climb the walls (1 of 2)
climb the walls
Show extreme frustration, impatience, or anxiety, as in That long, boring banquet made me want to climb the walls, or If he says that one more time I'll be ready to climb the walls. Although describing a military maneuver dating from ancient times, this slangy phrase has been used figuratively to express strong negative feeling only since about 1970. Also see under drive someone crazy.
Idioms and Phrases with climb the walls (2 of 2)
wall