Collocations for wall - noun
ADJ.
high, low | long, short | thick, thin | massive | back, front, side | bare, blank
to stare at a blank wall
to stare at a blank wall
exterior, external, outer, outside | inner, inside, interior, internal | adjoining | dividing, partition, party | boundary, perimeter | retaining
They built a retaining wall around the pond.
They built a retaining wall around the pond.
load-bearing
If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down.
If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down.
pannelled | bathroom, kitchen, etc. | brick, masonry, stone, etc. | city, garden, harbour, sea
VERB + WALL
build, erect, put up | demolish, destroy, pull down | climb (over), scale
The burglars must have scaled the side wall.
The burglars must have scaled the side wall.
jump down from, jump over | cover, line, paint, paper, plaster
She covered her walls with pictures of film stars.
She covered her walls with pictures of film stars.
WALL + VERB
stand | enclose sth, surround sth | face sth
the wall facing the door
the wall facing the door
WALL + NOUN
clock, light | cupboard, unit | covering, decoration, hanging, tile
PREP.
against a/the ~
She leant against the wall.
She leant against the wall.
behind a/the ~
Nobody can see behind the wall.
Nobody can see behind the wall.
on a/the ~
She hung the photos on the wall.
She hung the photos on the wall.
~ along
the wall along the seafront
the wall along the seafront
~ around/round
high walls around the prison
high walls around the prison
~ of
(figurative) a solid wall of fog
(figurative) a solid wall of fog