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8 Letter Words for Obstruct

obstruct

7 Letter Words for Obstruct

turbots

6 Letter Words for Obstruct

cottus, courbs, courts, crouts, robust, scrout, scruto, strout, struct, trouts, turbos, turbot, tutors

5 Letter Words for Obstruct

borts, botts, bottu, bouts, brott, brust, burst, busto, butos, butts, cotts, courb, cours, court, crost, crout, crust, curbs, cutto, orcus, roust, routs, rusot, scott, scour, scout, scrob, scrub, souct, stout, strub, strut, sturt, sutor, torcs, torts, torus, tours, tourt, toust, touts, trots, trout, trust, tsubo, turbo, turco, tutor

4 Letter Words for Obstruct

bors, bort, bosc, bots, bott, bout, bros, brot, brut, buro, burs, burt, bust, buto, buts, butt, cobs, cors, cort, cost, cots, cott, cour, crts, crub, crus, crut, cubs, curb, curs, curt, cust, cuts, obus, orbs, orcs, orts, otus, ours, oust, outr, outs, robs, rocs, rost, rotc, rots, roub, rous, rout, rubs, rucs, rust, ruts, scob, scot, scur, scut, sorb, sort, sour, sout, stob, stor, stot, stub, stut, tocs, torc, tors, tort, toru, tots, tour, tout, trot, trub, tubs, turb, tuts, urbs

3 Letter Words for Obstruct

boc, bor, bos, bot, bro, btu, bur, bus, but, cob, cor, cos, cot, cro, crs, crt, cru, cst, cto, ctr, cts, cub, cur, cut, obs, oct, orb, orc, ors, ort, otc, our, ous, out, rct, rob, roc, ros, rot, rub, ruc, rut, scr, sct, sob, soc, sot, sou, str, sub, sur, tbs, tob, toc, tor, tos, tot, tou, trs, trt, tst, tub, tur, tut, ubc, urb, urs, ust, utc, uts

Definitions for Obstruct

[1] to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
[2] to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.
[3] to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).
[4] to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle
[5] to make (progress or activity) difficult
[6] to impede or block a clear view of

Words related to Obstruct

hinder, inhibit, thwart, stymie, retard, stonewall, interfere, stall, impede, curb, obscure, hamper, block, clog, shield, terminate, hamstring, close, check, fill

Words nearby Obstruct

obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct, obstructed testis, obstruction, obstructionist, obstructive apnea, obstructive dysmenorrhea

Origin of Obstruct

First recorded in 1605–15, obstruct is from the Latin word obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob-, construct

Other words from Obstruct

ob·struct·ed·ly , adverb
ob·struct·er , ob·struc·tor , noun
ob·struct·ing·ly , adverb
ob·struc·tive , adjective
ob·struc·tive·ly , adverb
ob·struc·tive·ness , ob·struc·tiv·i·ty [ob-struhk-tiv -i-tee] /ˌɒb strʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti/ , noun
non·ob·struc·tive , adjective
non·ob·struc·tive·ly , adverb
non·ob·struc·tive·ness , noun
pre·ob·struct , verb (used with object)
un·ob·struct·ed , adjective
un·ob·struc·tive , adjective
ob•struc′ tive adj.

Word origin for Obstruct

C17: Latin obstructus built against, past participle of obstruere, from ob- against + struere to build

Synonyms for Obstruct

block, curb, cut off, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, interfere, obscure, retard, stall, stonewall, stymie, thwart, arrest, bar, barricade, check, choke, clog, close, congest, crab, fill, frustrate, hamstring, hide, interrupt, mask, occlude, plug, restrain, sandbag, shield, stop, stopper, terminate, throttle, trammel, drag one's feet, foul up, get in the way, hang up, hold up, monkey with, shut off, slow down, weigh down