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.
A present participle describes an action or a state which is taking place at the same time as the action or state of the main verb. Just like all participles, it must agree with the noun it is describing. For example: puella puellam (singular, feminine, accusative) lacrimans lacrimantem (singular, feminine, accusative)