obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement; the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education; the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan.
Definition of participle for Students. : a form of a verb that is used to indicate a past or ongoing action and that can be used like an adjective The word âsmilingâ in âthe smiling childâ is a participle.
In English grammar, a participial phrase is a word group consisting of a present participle (also known as an -ing form) or past participle (also known as an -en form), plus any modifiers, objects, and complements. A participial phrase commonly functions as an adjective. See Examples and Observations below.