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 nonfinite verbal form that can function as an adjective or be used with certain auxiliaries to make compound verb forms, as burning in a burning candle or devoted in your devoted friend. Abbr.: part. Compare past participle, present participle.