MOVABLE BARRIER Synonyms

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

• approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

• a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of blocking

• termination of operations

• terminate debate by calling for a vote

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

• a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

• the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

• anything providing a means of access (or escape)

• a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)

• a room that is entered via a door

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• a dealer in stolen property

• enclose with a fence

• receive stolen goods

• fight with fencing swords

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• have an argument about something

• something that restrains a flood or outpouring

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

• a movable barrier in a fence or wall

• a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

• total admission receipts at a sports event

• passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

• supply with a gate

• control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate

• restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

• small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

• grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator

• a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate

• the production of young from an egg

• shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

• a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open

• a movable barrier covering a hatchway

• emerge from the eggs

• devise or invent

• inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating

• draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper

• sit on (eggs)

• sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

• a committee appointed to judge a competition

• (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

• a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

• a soft pad placed under a saddle

• a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails

• (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

• decorate with panels

• select from a list

• a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

• (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

• (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

• divide into parts, pieces, or sections

• separate or apportion into sections

• gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage

• a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

• material for making rails or rails collectively

• a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

• a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

• the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame

• the personnel of the film industry

• a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

• partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine methodically

• examine in order to test suitability

• project onto a screen for viewing

• prevent from entering

• separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

• protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

• a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

• a hinged blind for a window

• close with shutters

• conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

• pour as if from a sluice

• irrigate with water from a sluice

• transport in or send down a sluice

• draw through a sluice

• a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering

• an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

• anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

• (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

• a difficult or awkward situation

• a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

• a layer of material that encloses space

• a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

• an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• surround with a wall in order to fortify