barrier

barrier is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
2. noun. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
3. noun. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
4. noun. An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.
5. noun. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
6. noun. a structure or object that impedes free movement
7. noun. any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

   "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"

   Synonyms: roadblock

8. noun. anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

Synonyms

roadblock

Common word forms

barriers

Words from these letters

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