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occlusion
/əkˈluʒən/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- noun
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- noun
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
- noun
the act of blocking