Associations to the word «Barrier»

Pictures for the word «Barrier»

Wiktionary

BARRIER, noun. A structure that bars passage.
BARRIER, noun. An obstacle or impediment.
BARRIER, noun. A boundary or limit.
BARRIER, noun. (grammar) A node (in Government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
BARRIER BOARD, noun. (roofing) noncombustible board stock material of low thermal conductivity placed between two elements of a roof assembly.
BARRIER BOARDS, noun. Plural of barrier board
BARRIER ISLAND, noun. An island close to, and parallel to, the main coastline.
BARRIER METHOD, noun. A means of contraception by forming an impenetrable barrier between sexual partners
BARRIER METHODS, noun. Plural of barrier method
BARRIER REEF, noun. (nautical) A name given to reefs separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon.

Dictionary definition

BARRIER, noun. A structure or object that impedes free movement.
BARRIER, noun. Any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding".
BARRIER, noun. Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.