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impedimenta

/ˌɪmpɛdɪˈmɛntə/

Meanings

noun
obstacles or hindrances

Examples :

"The heavy impedimenta made it difficult to move the furniture."

Related Words

Illustration it

it noun

/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration move

move noun

/muːv/

The act of moving; a movement.

"A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course."

Illustration obstacles

obstacles noun

/ˈɑbstəkəlz/ /ˈɑbstɪkəlz/

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

"A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese."

Illustration furniture

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration hindrances

hindrances noun

/ˈhɪndrənsɪz/

Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

"High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Illustration heavy

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."