occlude

occlude is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shut up; to close. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 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 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To shut up; to close.
2. transitive verb. To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
3. verb. block passage through

   "obstruct the path"

   Synonyms: block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate

Synonyms

block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate

Common word forms

occluded, occludes, occluding

Words from these letters

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