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| Main Entry: | barricade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blocking object |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, fence, obstruction, palisade, rampart, roadblock, stockade, stop, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | blockade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, clog, closure, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, restriction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, embolus, encirclement, infarct, infarction, siege |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | fence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrier used to enclose a piece of land |
| Synonyms: | Cyclone, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, palisade, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stockade, stop, wall, backstop, boards, chains, paling, pickets, posts, stakes |
| Main Entry: | obstruction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstacle, impediment |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, barrier, block, booby trap*, check, checkmate*, difficulty, gridlock*, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, interference, jam*, lock, monkey wrench*, mountain*, restraint, roadblock*, snag, stop, stoppage, stumbling block*, trammel, trouble, wall, blockage, blocking, circumvention |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, boost, help, promotion, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, divider |
| Synonyms: | bank, bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockade, bulwark, curb, dam, embankment, enclosure, facade, fence, fortification, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, levee, limitation, palisade, panel, parapet, partition, rampart, restriction, retainer, roadblock, screen, side, stockade, stop, surface, paneling |
| Main Entry: | traffic jam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traffic tie-up |
| Synonyms: | bottleneck, congestion, gridlock, jam, roadblock, rush hour, blockage, logjam, traffic congestion |
| Main Entry: | barrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, blockade, bound, boundary, confines, curtain, ditch, enclosure, fence, fortification, gully, hurdle, impediment, limit, moat, obstacle, pale, palisade, railing, rampart, roadblock, stop, trench, wall, blank wall |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end, halt; impediment |
| Synonyms: | bar, barricade, block, blockade, break, break off, cease, cessation, check, close, conclusion, control, ending, fence, finish, freeze*, hindrance, layoff, letup, lull, pause, plug, roadblock*, standstill, stay, stoppage, termination, wall, blank wall, brick wall, closing, cutoff, desistance, discontinuation, grinding halt, screeching halt |
| Antonyms: | beginning, continuation, go, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | block |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction |
| Synonyms: | bar, barrier, chunk, clog, hindrance, impediment, jam, mass, obstacle, obstruction, roadblock, snag, stop, stoppage, wall, blank wall, blockage |
| Notes: | a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape |
| Antonyms: | opening |
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