(transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.). / (transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.

The Southern Ocean, particularly when understood as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle.

The smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America.

a name, especially a surname such as Smith or Taylor, that is derived from an occupation - presumably the occupation of a distant ancestor

(chemistry) A rule stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to have a full valence shell of 8 electrons. (Hydrogen is excluded because it can hold a maximum of 2 electrons in its valence shell.)

a person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans

A clay-like material, containing ferric oxide, used as a pigment.

The study of the chemistry of the oceans.

Containing eight syllables