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Definition of obstruction

"obstruction" in the noun sense

1. obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta

any structure that makes progress difficult

2. obstruction, blockage

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

3. obstacle, obstruction

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

"lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"

"the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"

"the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

4. obstruction

the act of obstructing

"obstruction of justice"

5. obstruction

getting in someone's way

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for obstruction

Arrogance is the obstruction of wisdom. [ Bion ]

Ay, but to die, and go we know not where;
To lie in cold obstruction and to rot. [ William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure ]

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obstruction in Scrabble®

The word obstruction is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (27 words)

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obstruction in Words With Friends™

The word obstruction is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters obstruction:

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Words within the letters of obstruction

2 letter words in obstruction (12 words)

in is it no nu on or os so to un us

3 letter words in obstruction (52 words)

bin bit boo bun bus but cis cob con coo cot cub cur cut ins ion its nib nit nob nor nos not nub nus nut orb ors our out rib rob rot rub run rut sic sin sir sit sob son sot sub sun tic tin ton too tot tub urn

4 letter words in obstruction (95 words)

5 letter words in obstruction (88 words)

6 letter words in obstruction (46 words)

7 letter words in obstruction (27 words)

bosonic broncos buttons citrons cobnuts consort contort contour cottons crouton incrust intorts intrust niobous nitrous riotous risotto robotic rubicon strobic suction torsion tourist tricots turbots unboots unstoic

8 letter words in obstruction (9 words)

contours croutons instruct obstruct outscorn robotics robustic rubicons tortious

9 letter words in obstruction (1 word)

obtrusion

11 letter words in obstruction (1 word)

obstruction

obstruction + 1 blank (2 words)

contributors obstructions

obstruction + 2 blanks (2 words)

contributions obstructional

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Words containing the sequence obstruction

Words that start with obstruction (11 words)

obstruction obstructional obstructionally obstructionism obstructionisms obstructionist obstructionistic obstructionistical obstructionistically obstructionists obstructions

Words with obstruction in them (2 words)

obstruction pseudoobstructions

Words that end with obstruction (2 words)

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Word Growth involving obstruction

Shorter words in obstruction

on ion

obstruct

Longer words containing obstruction

obstructional obstructionally

obstructionism obstructionisms

obstructionist obstructionistic obstructionistical obstructionistically

obstructionist obstructionists

obstructions pseudoobstructions

pseudoobstruction pseudoobstructions