EMBOLISMS Synonyms

• a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid

• change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

• cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

• turn into curds

• coalesce or unite in a mass

• transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

• change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

• cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

• something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

• the act of obstructing

• getting in someone's way

• blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• blatant or sensational promotion

• electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

• an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

• an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

• an old or over-worked horse

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• persist in working hard

• deliver a quick blow to

• make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

• replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

• insert a plug into

• insert as a plug

• a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

• a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells

• an insertion into a calendar