| Main Entry: | occlusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
Synonyms: |
barricade, barrier, block, blockage, blocking, closure, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | apoplexy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loss of consciousness fromblockage in vein or artery |
Synonyms: |
occlusion, seizure, stroke, thrombosis |
Antonyms: |
consciousness |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plug, seal |
Synonyms: |
blockade, bolt, bung, cap, cork, fastener, latch, lid, obstruction, occludent, occlusion, padlock, stop, stopper, stopple, tampon, tap |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | clot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blockage, mass of coagulation |
Synonyms: |
array, batch, battery, body, bulk, bunch, bundle, clotting, clump, cluster, coagulum, coalescence, conglutination, consolidation, curd, curdling, embolism, embolus, glob, gob, group, grume, lump, occlusion, precipitate, set, thickness, thrombus |
Antonyms: |
opening |
| Main Entry: | exclusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expulsion; forbiddance |
Synonyms: |
ban, bar, blackball, blockade, boycott, coventry, cut, debarment, debarring, discharge, dismissal, ejection, elimination, embargo, eviction, exception, excommunication, interdict, interdicting, interdiction, keeping out, lockout, nonadmission, occlusion, omission, ostracism, ousting, preclusion, prevention, prohibition, proscription, refusal, rejection, relegation, removal, repudiation, segregation, separation, suspension, veto |
Antonyms: |
acceptance, addition, admittance, allowance, inclusion, incorporation, welcome |
| Main Entry: | plug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stopper |
Synonyms: |
bung, connection, cork, filling, fitting, occlusion, river, spigot, stopple, tampon, wedge |
Antonyms: |
mouth, opening |
| Main Entry: | stoppage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | halt, curtailment |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, hindrance, interruption, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
Antonyms: |
beginning, continuation, go, start |
| Main Entry: | tie-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stoppage |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, gridlock, hindrance, immobilization, interruption, jam*, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
airtight, caecal, closed, hermetically sealed, impassable, impenetrable, imperforate, impermeable, impervious, imporous, indehiscent, invious, operculated, pathless, shut, snug, tight, unopened, unpassable, unpierced, untrodden, unventilated, watertight
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| Concept: | Closure. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up; obstruction (hindrance); embolus; contraction; infarction; constipation, obstipation; blind alley, blind corner; keddah; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation, imperviousness; impermeability; stopper.
-verbs
close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, obstruct (hinder); bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb; choke, throttle; ram down, dam, cram; trap, clinch; put to the door, shut the door.
-adjectives
closed; shut, operculated; unopened., unpierced, imporous, caecal; closable; imperforate, inpervious, impermeable; impenetrable; unpassable, impassable; invious; pathless, wayless; untrodden., unventilated; airtight, watertight; hermetically sealed; tight, snug.
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Antonyms: |
opening |
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