Dictionary Check: occlusion
"occlusion" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
noun
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
noun
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Example:
"we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
noun
the act of blocking
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