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stumbling block
noun stum·bling block \ˈstəm-bliŋ-\
: something that stops you from doing what you want to do
Full Definition of STUMBLING BLOCK
1
: an obstacle to progress
2
: an impediment to belief or understanding : perplexity
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First Known Use of STUMBLING BLOCK
1588
Related to STUMBLING BLOCK
- Synonyms
- balk, bar, block, chain, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, encumbrance, trammel
Rhymes with STUMBLING BLOCK
acid rock, aftershock, alarm clock, alpenstock, antilock, Antioch, Arawak, banjo clock, billycock, building block, butcher-block, chockablock, chopping block, cinder block, clean one's clock, common stock, country rock, cuckoo clock, culture shock, floating dock, four-o'clock, future shock, glitter rock, hammerlock, hollyhock, Holy Loch, interlock, in the dock, John Hancock, kill the clock, lady's-smock, Languedoc, laughingstock, Little Rock, manioc, monadnock, on the block, out of stock, penny stock, phosphate rock, pillow block, poppycock, preferred stock, Ragnarok, rolling stock, septic shock, starting block, shuttlecock, spatterdock, sticker shock, summer stock, superblock, tracking stock, treasury stock, turkey-cock, vapor lock, water clock, weathercock, writer's block
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