obstruent

obstruent is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.
2. noun. Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
3. noun. a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in obstruent:

buttoners, rebuttons

Common word forms

obstruents

Words from these letters

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