barrier
Speech parts
1. barrier - Noun
2. barrier - Verb
3. Barrier - Proper noun
Meaning
A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.
A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a country, commanding an avenue of approach.
A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd.
An any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or attack.
Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.
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There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.
As we read a text in our own language, the text itself becomes a barrier.
The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one. The barrier between them cannot be said to have broken down as a result of recent experience in the physical sciences, for this barrier does not exist.
The price of freedom-of individuality-is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against plague.
Providence our herald, no barrier can oppose us.