barrier

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Synonyms: carrier, farrier, harrier, barrie, tarrier, marrier, barries, parrier, warrier, burrier, barmier

Antonyms: carrier, farrier, harrier, barrie, tarrier, marrier, barries, parrier, warrier, burrier, barmier

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Noun

1. A [[structure]] that [[bar#Verb|bar]]s [[passage]].
2. An [[obstacle]] or [[impediment]].
3. A [[boundary]] or [[limit]].
4. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[node]] (in {{w|government and binding theory}}) said to intervene between other nodes ''A'' and ''B'' if it is a potential [[governor]] for ''B'', [[c-command]]s ''B'', and does not c-command ''A''.
5. {{lb|en|physiology}} A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
6. {{lb|en|historical}} The [[list]]s in a [[tournament]].
7. {{lb|en|historical|in the plural}} A [[martial]] [[exercise]] of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To block or obstruct with a barrier.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=French}}.

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