nnoun.artifactany structure that makes progress difficultSynset:impediment impedimenta obstructer obstructor
Derivationally Related Form:impedeobstruct
Hypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:barbarrierblockblockadeblockageclosureencumbrancehinderancehindrancehitchincumbranceinterferenceobstacleocclusionpreventativepreventivestopstoppagetumbler
Full Hyponyms:backstopbannisterbarbarn doorbarricadebarrierbatwingbi-fold doorblockadeblockagebreakwaterbreechblockbulwarkbungbunkercar doorcargo doorcargo hatchchainlink fencechicaneclogcorkcrash barrierdamdoordouble doordrainplugdry wallearplugfencefenderfife railfipplefire doorfolding doorfrench doorfrench windowgategrategrillehatchhatchbackhazardhead gatehedgehindrancehurdleinterior doorleverlock-gatelychgatemilldammovable barriermudguardobstacleparty wallpicket fencepinplugportcullisposternprivet hedgerail fencerailingretaining wallrevetmentrevolving doorroadblocksafety railscreen doorsliding doorspeed bumpstarting gatestone wallstorm doorstumbling blockswing doortaffrailtail gatetailgatetampaxtampiontampontaptollgatetrap doortumblerturnpiketurnstilevapor lockwallwater hazardwater jumpweirwicketwindbreakworm fence
nnoun.statethe physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstructionSynset:blockage
Derivationally Related Form:block
Hypernyms:physical condition physiological condition physiological state
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructionphysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ileusintestinal obstructiontamponadetamponage
Full Hyponyms:cardiac tamponadeintestinal obstructiontamponade
nnoun.cognitionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmountedSynset:obstacle
Examples:- lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement
- the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education
- the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
Hypernyms:balk baulk check deterrent handicap hinderance hindrance impediment
Inherited Hypernyms:obstaclehindrancedifficultycognitive factorcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:barrierhang-uphitchhurdleroadblockrubsnagstymiestymy
Full Hyponyms:bamboo curtainbarriercolor barcolor barrierhang-uphurdleideological barrieriron curtainlanguage barrierstymie
nnoun.actthe act of obstructingDerivationally Related Form:obstruct
Hypernyms:hinderance hindrance interference
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructionhindranceacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blockageclosureobstruction of justiceocclusionstallstalling
Full Hyponyms:blockageimplosionobstruction of justicestallstonewalling
nnoun.actgetting in someone's wayHypernyms:maneuver manoeuvre play
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructionmaneuvermotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blockblockingcheck
Full Hyponyms:blockingcheckcrosscheckinterferenceparrypoke checktrap block