| NOUN | cognition | roadblock, barrier | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective |
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| artifact | roadblock, barricade | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic / traffic etc. |
| Sounds | row'dblaa.k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective. | |
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| Synonym | barrier | |
| Narrower | color barrier | The barrier preventing Blacks from participating in various activities with whites |
| ideological barrier | A barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies / ideologies | |
| language barrier | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages | |
| Broader | obstacle, obstruction | Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted |
| Spanish | barrera, barricada | |
| Catalan | barrera, barricada, obstacle | |
| Meaning | A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic / traffic etc.. | |
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| Synonym | barricade | |
| Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
| Spanish | barricada, control de carreteras | |
| Catalan | barricada | |
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