a metal or wooden plug, usually cylindrical, that moves back and forth within a cylinder or pump to convert pressure into mechanical energy

to clog or obstruct; to cause a blockage

Barcelona, a city in Spain

obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot or foreign substance

to block up; to clog; to obstruct so that passage is impossible

a military stronghold or strategic spot with strong defensive fortifications

Country in the Balkans of southeast Europe

to block; to clog; to obstruct

To stop up, plug, or close off a passage or opening.

Massachusetts, a state of the United States

Brussels, the capital of Belgium

To have a traffic jam; to be stuck in traffic.

myocardial infarction; a medical condition where blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked, often leading to sudden death

Ethiopia; Abyssinia

The name Sebastian, usually referring to a person or place.

an exclamation used at the beginning of a sentence to express surprise, amazement, or admiration

Seville, a city in Andalusia, Spain

An island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

a country in the Caucasus region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia

to stuff or cram a container full of items (e.g. a bag with clothes)

(name) Spencer; refers to various individuals, most notably the British philosopher and sociologist Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

a plug of soft material inserted into the ear to block water or noise

Serb ethnic group; Serbian people

Senegal; a country in West Africa

English name Samuel

To stall someone off; to do something perfunctorily or half-heartedly in order to muddle through or evade responsibility.

to fill up completely; to cram or stuff; to block up a passage or channel

The territories or regions located north of the Great Wall; historically referring to the northern border areas of China

cork; stopper; plug; an object used to block an opening to separate the inside from the outside

to plug; to block or stop up something

a country in West Africa

An ignition device on top of an engine cylinder that produces an electric spark to ignite fuel; also known as [[火星塞|火星塞|huo3 xing1 sai1]] in Taiwan.

fortress or strategic pass in a border region; more broadly, the border regions themselves

The Seychelles, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa

The Seine River in France, which flows through Paris and into the English Channel.

(historical) to go far beyond the borders of the country; to go on an expedition to frontier regions

cork or stopper for a bottle, often made of cork or plastic

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), a Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher known for his influence on the Latin language and Roman politics

to be tongue-tied or unable to speak for a short time, often due to anger, embarrassment, or being proven wrong

City in northern Switzerland located on the Rhine River, known as a major railway hub and inland port.

The largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean

to have a sudden flash of insight and understand everything immediately; to be suddenly enlightened after being confused or ignorant

An old term for the vast territories north of the Great Wall, typically referring to the dry regions of Inner Mongolia and beyond.

A stopper or plug made from cork bark, typically used for bottles

Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), a German philosopher known for his work in phenomenology

Literally "the old man on the frontier loses his horse"; an idiom suggesting that misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, or vice versa. It describes how disaster and good fortune can alternate or transform into one another, emphasizing that one should not judge events based only on their immediate impact

To be clogged up or blocked (of traffic, computer networks, or physical passages)

San Jose, a city in California, or other locations with the same name

to fill up; to cram; to take up all the space in a location