Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z obsonator A caterer, a manciple. Obst A surname from German. obstacle Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively obstacular Being or relating to an obstacle. obstaculate To act as an obstacle to; to impede, obstruct. obstancy Opposition, impediment, or obstruction. obstetric Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy). obstetrically In terms of obstetrics obstetricate To assist in the manner or as if in the manner of a midwife. obstetrication obstetrics or midwifery obstetrician A physician who specializes in childbirth. obstetricious Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric. obstetricist One who practices obstetrics; an obstetrician. obstetrics The care of women during and after pregnancy. obstetricy obstetrics. obstetrist An obstetrician. obstetrix A midwife. obstinacious obstinate obstinacy The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. obstinance The characteristic of being obstinate. obstinancy Obstinance; the characteristic of being obstinate. obstinant Obstinate. obstinate Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent. obstinately In an obstinate manner. obstinateness The characteristic of being obstinate. obstination stubbornness obstinative obstinate obstinence Synonym of obstinacy; Misspelling of obstinance. obstipate To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage obstipation severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction. obstipational Of or relating to obstipation. obstrepalous obstreperous obstreperate To make a loud noise. obstreperosity The state of being obstreperous. obstreperous Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous. obstreperously In an obstreperous manner. obstreperousness The quality of being obstreperous. obstriction The state of being constrained, bound, obliged, or obligated. obstringed constrained; placed under obligation obstropulous Synonym of obstreperous. obstropulousness The quality of being obstropulous. obstruct To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. obstructable Able to be obstructed. obstructant That which obstructs; an obstruction. obstructedly While being obstructed. obstructedness The quality of being obstructed. obstructingly So as to obstruct. obstruction The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. obstructional Being or relating to an obstruction. obstructionally As, or by way of, an obstruction; obstructively. obstructionism A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body. obstructionist Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others. obstructionistic Relating to, or supporting, obstructionism. obstructive Causing obstructions. obstructively In an obstructive manner. obstructiveness The characteristic of being obstructive. obstructivism A tendency to obstruct the activities of others. obstruency The condition of being obstruent. obstruent Causing obstruction; blocking up. obstruse Abstruse. obstrusive Abstruse. obstupefaction stupefaction obstupefy To stupefy. obsubulate Very narrow, pointed at the base and widening a little towards the apex. obtain To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. obtainability The property of being obtainable. obtainable Able to be obtained. obtainal The obtaining of something; acquisition. obtainance The obtaining of something; acquisition. obtainer One who obtains. obtainment The act of obtaining something; acquisition. obtect Having the legs and other appendages more or less strongly cemented to the body. obtected covered; protected obtectomeran Any moth in the clade Obtectomera. obtemper To obey (a judgement, rule, decree etx.). obtemperate To obey, comply or submit to. obtenance the act of obtaining something obtend To oppose; to hold out in opposition. obtenebration The act of darkening, or darkness. obtension The act of obtending. obtention The act of obtaining. obtest To implore, beseech, plead, beg. obtestate To beseech. obtestation The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. obtrapeziform trapeziform, but attached by the narrower trapezoidal base obtrectation Disparagement, the belittling of someone or something; slander. obtriangular triangular with the apex downwards obtrude To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. obtruder Someone who obtrudes. obtruding An obtrusion; the act of something that obtrudes. obtrullate In the form of a reversed trowel (with longer sides meeting at the base) obtruncate To truncate or lop the head off, to decapitate (also figurative). obtruncation The act of lopping or cutting off. obtrusion An interference or intrusion. obtrusive Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious. obtrusively In an obtrusive manner. obtrusiveness The characteristic of being obtrusive. obtrusivity Synonym of obtrusiveness. obtuanhydride A lichen-derived cyclic acid anhydride diterpene with IUPAC name (7aS,11aS)-2-hydroxy-8,8,11a-trimethyl-3-propan-2-yl-7a,9,10,11-tetrahydrobenzo[d][2]benzoxepine-5,7-dione obtund To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull. obtundation Decreased level of alertness or consciousness obtunded Far from alert or oriented to time and space, and exhibiting other signs of being confused, a state just short of frank delirium. obtundedness The quality or state of being obtunded; non-alertness. obtundent A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent. obtunder That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility. obtunding Deadening; stultifying. obtundity The state or characteristic of having dulled senses or limited awareness. obturacular Relating to the obturaculum obturaculum A plug of connective tissue separating the hemocoels of the head and thorax of some lice obturate To block up or obstruct. obturation The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. obturational Of or relating to obturation. obturative Relating to or causing obturation obturator An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate. obturatorius The obturator nerve obturbinate inversely top-shaped obtusangular obtuse-angled obtusaquinone The quinone methide (4E)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one present in Dalbergia retusa obtuse Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. obtusely In an obtuse manner. obtuseness The quality of being obtuse. obtusifolin The anthraquinone derivative 2,8-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-3-methylanthracene-9,10-dione present in Senna obtusifolia obtusifoliol A phytosterol found in some vegetable oil. obtusifolione A triterpenoid ketosteroid related to obtusifoliol obtusilactone Any of a group of unsaturated aliphatic cytotoxic lactones present in Lindera obtusiloba obtusin A bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa. obtusion The blunting, dulling, or weakening of normal sensation. obtusish Somewhat obtuse. obtusity obtuseness obtustatin A particular disintegrin. Obuasi A town in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Obuchi A surname from Japanese. Obukhiv A raion of Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Obukhovka The former name of Bulaqty (a village in Beskol rural okrug, Alakol Raion, Jetisu Oblast, Kazakhstan). Obukhovskaya A rural territory of Starooskolsky Urban Okrug, Belgorod Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia. Seat: Obukhovka. Obukhovskoye A rural settlement in Pizhansky Raion, Kirov Oblast, Volga Federal District, Russia. Seat: Obukhovo. Obukhovychi A village, the administrative centre of Obukhovychi starostynskyi okruh, Ivankiv settlement hromada, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. obumber To overshadow or to obscure. obumbrant overhanging obumbrate To shade; to darken; to cloud. obumbrated Overshadowed. obumbration The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration. Obummer Nickname for Barack Obama, mostly used by conservative detractors. obuncous Crooked; bent. oburoni A foreigner, especially one who is white. obvallate To surround with, or as with, a wall. obvelation concealment obvention The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage. obversant conversant; familiar or in the know about a certain topic. obverse Turned or facing toward the observer.