227 entries under noun topic. ×

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foil(verb, stop, upset, check)
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block(verb, stop, close, end)
20
baffle(verb, stop, upset, check)
20
bar(verb, stop, close, end)
20
check(verb, stop, close, end)
19
baulk
15
handicap(verb, check, block, delay)
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defeat(verb, stop, ruin, halt)
13
hindrance
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stop(verb, close, end, ruin)
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delay(verb, stop, check, block)
10
impediment
10
rafter(matter, beam, shaft, letdown)
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obstacle
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obstruction
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arrest(verb, stop, close, end)
7
encumbrance
7
halt(verb, stop, close, end)
7
hedge
7
intercept(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
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