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AVERTS |
Prevents |
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STOPS |
Prevents |
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PRECLUDES |
Prevents |
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FORESTALLS |
Prevents or obstructs an event |
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DEPRIVES |
Prevents from having or using |
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SIDELINES |
Prevents From Taking Part In |
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DETERRENT |
That which deters or prevents. |
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ANCHOR |
It prevents a ship from moving |
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GATEKEEPER |
One who prevents undesirables from entering |
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STEMSTHETIDE |
Prevents the flow of these mid-test changes |
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SHACKLE |
Hence, that which checks or prevents free action. |
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SAVE-ALL |
Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or
loss. |
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PREVENTATIVE |
That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of
preventive. |
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ANTISPASMODIC |
A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or
convulsions. |
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BAR |
Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an
obstruction; a barrier. |
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ORTHOPEDIST |
One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp.
in children. |
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SWAY-BRACING |
The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents
its swaying. |
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AGRYPNOTIC |
Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness,
as strong tea or coffee. |
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JAMB |
Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following
the lode or vein. |
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INCUBUS |
Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that
prevents the free use of the faculties. |
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OBSCURANT |
One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or
hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. |
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STIFLE |
To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or
because some noxious substance prevents respiration. |
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PREVENTER |
One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which
hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. |
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DISTINCTNESS |
The quality or state of being distinct; a separation
or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things. |
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PREVENTIVE |
That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which
intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a
prophylactic. |