Obstructer to Oca
Obstructer
(Ob*struct"er) n. One who obstructs or hinders.
Obstruction
(Ob*struc"tion) n. [L. obstructio.]
1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
A popular assembly free from obstruction.
Swift. 3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital
functions; death. [Poetic]
To die, and go we know not where,
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot.
Shak. Syn. — Obstacle; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check; hindrance. — Obstruction, Obstacle. The difference
between these words is that indicated by their etymology; an obstacle is something standing in the way; an
obstruction is something put in the way. Obstacle implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We
remove obstructions; we surmount obstacles.
Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.
Collier.
The king expected to meet with all the obstructions and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his
way.
Clarendon. Obstructionism
(Ob*struc"tion*ism) n. The act or the policy of obstructing progress. Lond. Lit. World.
Obstructionist
(Ob*struc"tion*ist), n. One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a
legislative body. — a. Of or pertaining to obstructionists. [Recent]
Obstructive
(Ob*struct"ive) a. [Cf.F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing
impediment. — Ob*struct"ive*ly, adv.
Obstructive
(Ob*struct"ive), n. An obstructive person or thing.
Obstruent
(Ob"stru*ent) a. [L. obstruens, p. pr. of obstruere. See Obstruct.] Causing obstruction; blocking
up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Johnson.
Obstruent
(Ob"stru*ent), n. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural
passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
Obstupefaction
(Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion) n. [L. obstuperfacere to stupefy.] See Stupefaction. [Obs.] Howell.
Obstupefactive
(Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive) a. Stupefactive. [Obs.]
Obstupefy
(Ob*stu"pe*fy) v. t. [Cf.L. obstupefacere. See Ob-, and Stupefy.] See Stupefy. [Obs.]
Obtain
(Ob*tain") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtained ; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtaining.] [F. obtenir, L. obtinere;
ob (see Ob-) + tenere to hold. See Tenable.]
1. To hold; to keep; to possess. [Obs.]
His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire
He who obtains the monarchy of heaven.
Milton.
