occludes
Meaning of occludes
verb, 3rd person present
- stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).
thick make-up can occlude the pores
- (of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw.
in monkeys and apes, the upper canine occludes with the lower first premolar
- (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity).
occluded within these crystals are other molecules
late 16th century: from Latin occludere ‘shut up’.
Information about occludes
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of occludes is: occlude.
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Hyphenation of occludes
oc-cludes
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- occludes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
occludes synonyms
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning block or close up (a hole or leak):
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close:
Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:
Meaning fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible:
Meaning fasten or close securely:
Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):
Words that rhyme with occludes
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