SPERRE 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

• a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

• a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

• a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

• a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

• housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

• an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• a platform from which an auctioneer sells

• the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

• render unsuitable for passage

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• stop from happening or developing

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• run on a block system

• interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

• stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

• obstruct

• block passage through

• support, secure, or raise with a block

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• be unable to remember

• shape by using a block

• shape into a block or blocks

• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

• a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

• prevents access or progress

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• render unsuitable for passage

• obstruct access to

• impose a blockade on

• 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 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

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

• a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

• an obstacle that you are expected to overcome

• the act of jumping over an obstacle

• jump a hurdle

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• any structure that makes progress difficult

• preserve of crushed fruit

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• a dense crowd of people

• deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

• press tightly together or cram

• push down forcibly

• crush or bruise

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• get stuck and immobilized

• crowd or pack to capacity

• block passage through

• 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

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

• a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

• fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

• a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare

• a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

• the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

• a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)

• an indication of approved or superior status

• a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

• fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

• any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

• make tight; secure against leakage

• close with or as if with a seal

• decide irrevocably

• affix a seal to

• cover with varnish

• hunt seals

• 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