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Collocations for wall - noun

ADJECTIVE

high, low
long, short
thick, thin
massive
back, front, side
bare, blank
to stare at a blank wall
exterior, external, outer, outside
inner, inside, interior, internal
adjoining
far, opposite
A large window ran along the far wall.
dividing, partition, party (BrE)
boundary (esp. BrE), perimeter
curtain
load-bearing
If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down.
retaining
They built a retaining wall around the pond.
panelled/paneled
bathroom, kitchen, etc.
brick, concrete, masonry, stone, etc.
castle, cave, city, garden, prison, etc.
harbour/harbor (esp. BrE), sea
cell, vessel (both biology)

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VERB + wall

build, erect, put up
demolish, destroy, pull down
climb, climb over, scale
The burglars must have scaled the side wall.
lean against
jump over
stare at
She just sat there, staring at the wall.
adorn, decorate
be attached to, hang on
cover, line, paint, paper, plaster
She covered her walls with pictures of movie stars.
face
She turned and faced the wall.

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wall + VERB

stand
collapse, fall, fall down
enclose sth, surround sth
separate sth
There was a wall separating the two garages.
face sth
the wall facing the door

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wall + NOUN

clock, light
plug (AmE), socket
unit
safe
art (esp. AmE), covering, decoration, hanging, painting, panel, tile
space

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PREPOSITION

against a/the wall
She leaned against the wall.
behind a/the wall
Nobody can see behind the wall.
on a/the wall
She hung the photos on the wall.
wall along
the wall along the seafront
wall around, wall round (esp. BrE)
high walls around the prison
wall of (figurative)
a solid wall of fog

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