- Types Of Speech
- You can use stonewall as a verb in a sentence.
- About Stonewall
- A 3 syllables verb and 9 letters with the letters a, e, l, n, o, s, t, and w, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter e. Stonewall starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, st, sto, ston, stone, and the ending characters are l, ll, all, wall, ewall, . Stonewall is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, stonewall has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are stone, and wall.
- Pig Latin
- Stonewall in Pig Latin is said as "onewallstay or onewallstway".
- Unigram
- s | t | o | n | e | w | a | l | l
- Bigram
- st | to | on | ne | ew | wa | al | ll
- Trigram
- sto | ton | one | new | ewa | wal | all
- Quadrigram
- ston | tone | onew | newa | ewal | wall
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate;
"The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" - obstruct or hinder any discussion;
"Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation";
"When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amaze | be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!" "Got me--I don''t know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
| Ambo | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
| Baffle | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |
| Baffle Board | |
| Bag | an activity that you like or at which you are superior "chemistry is not my cup of tea" "his bag now is learning to play golf" "marriage was scarcely his dish" |
| Balk | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base |
| Beat | the act of beating to windward sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing |
| Bedevil | be confusing or perplexing to cause to be unable to think clearly "These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher" |
| Best | the supreme effort one can make "they did their best" |
| Betray | give away information about somebody "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Stonewall
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stonewall | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" |
View English words with the unique letters used in stonewall. Words With The Letters Aelnostw
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stonewaller | one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc. |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delay | the act of delaying inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
| Detain | cause to be slowed down or delayed "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform" |
| Hold Up |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Stonewall | Yes | No |
Stonewall Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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