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Sounds | blaa'k |
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Rhymes | aftershock, antiknock, Antioch, and 82 more rhymes in aak at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides). |
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Examples | "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" |
Narrower | anvil; briquette, briquet; cake, bar; chock, wedge; chopping block; crosshead; cube, square block; domino; ingot, metal bar, block of metal; nog; nut; pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad; slab; starting block; step; swage block; type |
Broader | artifact, artefact |
Meaning | A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. |
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Examples | "he lives in the next block" |
Synonyms | city block |
Broader | area, country |
Meaning | A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. |
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Synonyms | cube |
Narrower | goldbrick |
Broader | solid |
Verbs | block |
Meaning | A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit. |
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Examples | "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
Meaning | Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units. |
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Examples | "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" |
Narrower | cellblock, ward; ward, hospital ward |
Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations |
Meaning | (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted. |
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Examples | "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" |
Category | computer science, computing |
Parts | sector |
Narrower | bad block |
Broader | computer memory unit |
Meaning | An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do. Often caused by emotional tension. |
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Examples | "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" |
Synonyms | mental block |
Narrower | writer's block |
Broader | inability |
Verbs | block |
Meaning | A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. |
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Synonyms | pulley, pulley-block |
Part of | block and tackle |
Narrower | bollock, bullock block; fairlead; idle pulley, idler pulley, idle wheel |
Broader | machine, simple machine |
Meaning | A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. |
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Examples | "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" |
Synonyms | engine block, cylinder block |
Part of | internal-combustion engine, ICE; reciprocating engine |
Parts | cylinder, piston chamber |
Broader | cast, casting |
Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. |
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Examples | "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" |
Synonyms | blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage |
Narrower | breechblock, breech closer; plug, stopper, stopple; vapor lock, vapour lock |
Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta |
Verbs | block |
Meaning | A platform from which an auctioneer sells. |
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Examples | "they put their paintings on the block" |
Synonyms | auction block |
Broader | platform |
Meaning | (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body. |
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Examples | "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
Synonyms | blocking, interference |
Category | American football, American football game |
Narrower | trap block |
Broader | obstruction |
Verbs | block |
Meaning | Render unsuitable for passage. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "block the way" |
Synonyms | barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar |
Narrower | shut off, block off, close off; close |
Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up |
Similar to | obstruct, block |
Nouns | blockage; blocking |
Meaning | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
Synonyms | obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass |
Narrower | stonewall; filibuster; check; hang; bottleneck |
Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
Nouns | blockage; blockage |
Meaning | Stop from happening or developing. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | They block him from writing the letter |
Examples | "Block his election" |
Synonyms | stop, halt, kibosh |
Narrower | embargo; stay |
Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
Nouns | blockage |
Meaning | Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "block the signals emitted by this station" |
Synonyms | jam |
Narrower | barrage jam; point jam; spot jam; blanket jam |
Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off |
Meaning | Run on a block system. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "block trains" |
Broader | operate, run |
Meaning | Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" |
Broader | anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out |
Nouns | blocker |
Meaning | Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage" |
Synonyms | obstruct |
Broader | hide, conceal |
Similar to | barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar |
Nouns | blockage |
Meaning | Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "block the book cover" |
Broader | emboss, boss, stamp |
Meaning | Obstruct. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Her arteries are blocked" |
Synonyms | stuff, lug, choke up |
Broader | clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul |
Contrary | unstuff, loosen up |
Nouns | blockage, block |
Meaning | Block passage through. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up |
Narrower | blockade, block off; barricade, barricado; barricade; suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke; tie up; dam, dam up; screen, block out; land up, earth up; barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar; clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul |
Broader | impede, hinder |
Contrary | free, disengage |
Nouns | blocking |
Meaning | Support, secure, or raise with a block. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" |
Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up |
Meaning | Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "block an attack" |
Synonyms | parry, deflect |
Broader | fence |
Nouns | blockage; blocking, block; blocker |
Meaning | Be unable to remember. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s |
Examples | "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" |
Synonyms | forget, blank out, draw a blank |
Narrower | slip, slip one's mind |
Contrary | remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think |
Nouns | block |
Meaning | Shape by using a block. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Block a hat"; "block a garment" |
Broader | shape, form |
Nouns | block |
Meaning | Shape into a block or blocks. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" |
Broader | shape, form |
Meaning | Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | They block the money |
Examples | "Blocked funds" |
Synonyms | freeze, immobilize, immobilise |
Broader | withhold, keep back |
Contrary | unblock, unfreeze, free, release |