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WORL/wɔːl/

The side of a room or building is a wall. On the wall (pictures, clocks). Well is “in a good way” or a water hole — different word. Ceiling is above you; floor is below; walls stand around you.

Meaning

The side of a room or building.

Examples

• “There is a picture on the wall.”
• “Do not lean on that wall.”
• “They painted the walls white.”

Good to know

on the wall. Mix-up: well. Contrast: floor / ceiling.

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