thwarts in English

noun

1

a structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts .

verb

1

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

he never did anything to thwart his father

verb

• foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash, stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct, put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch, scuttle, do for, stymie
• cross, baffle, foil, queer, scotch, frustrate, spoil, bilk

Use "thwarts" in a sentence

1. Sollozzo mounts a second assassination attempt on Vito at the hospital, which Michael thwarts.

2. Adversarial attacks use machine learning against machine learning by creating images, text or audio, that thwarts other algorithms from performing as expected

3. These upcoming classes will focus on the interior joinery needed to complete the vessel including constructing the centerboard trunk, Breasthook, knees, risers, rudder, thwarts, and sole

4. In Actualities, poet and artist meditate in tandem, moving between anxiety and reconciliation, in a call and response with one another, and with a cosmos that continuously thwarts knowing, refusing to sit still