obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated)
To block up or obstruct.
To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
• tabouret
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"tu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obturating.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]
Definition: To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance),
Definition: to stop (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
