Obturate

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To close or obstruct.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To stop or close, as an opening
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To occlude, stop, or shut; effect obturation in.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. block passage through
  • Verb Form
    obturated    obturates    obturating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    impede    hinder   
    Hyponym
    stop    suffocate    block up    block    clog   
    Form
    obturated    obturating