the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger |
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort |
an obstruction in a pipe or tube | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | temporary living quarters |
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp |
a platform from which an auctioneer sells | the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) |
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units | a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension | |
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit | |
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings | |
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted | |
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides | |