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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) balk, baulk (the area on a billiard table behind the balkline) "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"
S: (n) hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)

S: (n) difficulty (a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result) "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

S: (n) trouble, problem (a source of difficulty) "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
S: (n) facer ((a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced)
S: (n) killer (a difficulty that is hard to deal with) "that exam was a real killer"
S: (n) kink (a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation) "there are still a few kinks to iron out"
S: (n) pisser (a very disagreeable difficulty)
S: (n) pitfall, booby trap (an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty)
S: (n) snorter (something outstandingly difficult) "the problem was a real snorter"
S: (n) hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
S: (n) wrinkle (a minor difficulty) "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"

S: (n) rafter, balk, baulk (one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof)
S: (n) balk (an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base)