Fence vs. Wall

Fencenoun

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.

Fencenoun

Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.

Fencenoun

The place whence such a middleman operates.

Fencenoun

Skill in oral debate.

Fencenoun

The art or practice of fencing.

Fencenoun

A guard or guide on machinery.

Fencenoun

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

Fencenoun

A memory barrier.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To defend or guard.

Fenceverb

(transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.

Fenceverb

To engage in the sport of fencing.

Fenceverb

To jump over a fence.

Fencenoun

That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

Fencenoun

An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within.

Fencenoun

A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.

Fencenoun

Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing.

Fencenoun

A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received.

Fenceverb

To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard.

Fenceverb

To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.

Fenceverb

To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.

Fenceverb

To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only.

Fenceverb

Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.

Fencenoun

a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Fencenoun

a dealer in stolen property

Fenceverb

enclose with a fence;

Fenceverb

receive stolen goods

Fenceverb

fight with fencing swords

Fenceverb

surround with a wall in order to fortify

Fenceverb

have an argument about something

Fence

A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.Alternatives to fencing include a ditch (sometimes filled with water, forming a moat).

Wallnoun

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Wallnoun

A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Wallnoun

Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

Wallnoun

A point of desperation.

Wallnoun

A point of defeat or extinction.

Wallnoun

An impediment to free movement.

Wallnoun

A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).

Wallnoun

A barrier.

Wallnoun

A barrier to vision.

Wallnoun

Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.

Wallnoun

A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

Wallnoun

(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

Wallnoun

A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.

Wallnoun

(soccer) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

Wallnoun

(Internet) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.

Wallnoun

A spring of water.

Wallverb

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

Wallverb

To boil.

Wallverb

To well, as water; spring.

Wallverb

To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).

Wallnoun

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

Wallnoun

A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.

Wallnoun

A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.

Wallnoun

An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder.

Wallnoun

The side of a level or drift.

Wallverb

To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall.

Wallverb

To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.

Wallverb

To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.

Wallnoun

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure;

Wallnoun

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;

Wallnoun

anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect;

Wallnoun

a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden);

Wallnoun

(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure;

Wallnoun

a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

Wallnoun

a layer of material that encloses space;

Wallnoun

a difficult or awkward situation;

Wallverb

surround with a wall in order to fortify

Wall

A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative.