barricade
/bærə,keɪd/
nounverb
9 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
A barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
2
VERBA barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy.
“they stormed the barricade”
1
Render unsuitable for passage.
“barricade the streets”
2
Block off with barricades.
3
Prevent access to by barricading.
“The street where the President lives is always barricaded”
WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinarricadebay
Starts & ends withB … E
Syllablesbar · ri · cade
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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