block
340
1.0
- noun
- /blɑk/
- Water boxes are large concrete blocks that have been embedded in the soil.
- building block
- basic building block
- wooden block
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeI see myself as a big block of Swiss cheese.
- I see myself as a big block of Swiss cheese.
- All you need is a block of paper and a pencil.
- What's like building blocks of our perception?
- Cheese directly from the block tends to to it.
- And each entry is what's considered a block, if you will.
Examples
-
Specimens were cored from the large reinforced concrete block and subjected to laboratory testing.
Academic text (2017) -
Most people here live on $2 per day, and a concrete block costs 45 cents.
Academic text (2011) -
The whole engine block is full of it.
-
Students measure and record how far each block moved on each surface.
Academic text (2015) -
All you need is a block of paper and a pencil.
-
So what we've got here is a big block of dry ice.
-
Participants had as many as eight repeated measurements from two blocks under each of four conditions.
Academic text (2012) -
Now you're left with this block of onions here.
-
My gummy bears have turned into a solid block of gummy sludge.
-
The children built a tower using colorful toy blocks in the playroom.
Synonyms
440
1.0
A hard rectangular block of baked clay used to build walls or paths
130
1.0
A solid object with six equal square faces and right angles
16
2.9
A hollow rectangular block of concrete used to build walls
5
4.0
A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling
3
4.3
A thick wooden board used for cutting and preparing food
2
2.8
A block of stone or concrete used to make walls
1
4.0
A carved block of wood used to print pictures onto paper or cloth
1
2.6
A thick wooden block used to cut food or chop wood
1
4.8
A block of wood with a carved design used to make prints on paper or cloth
1
1.6
A solid piece shaped like a cube that is as long as it is wide and tall
1
5.4
A solid piece of metal in an engine that holds the cylinders where the pistons move and cooling passages
A metal block that supports a shaft so it can turn smoothly with a bearing inside
A piece of wood or metal cut to print pictures made mostly of lines
A wheel with a groove for a rope that helps lift or move heavy things
Idioms
- Informal
7
4.4
A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour
Compounds
- Formal
30
4.0
Money given by a national government to local governments for a general purpose with few rules
- Specialized
5
4.0
A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling
- Specialized
2
5.3
The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting
- Specialized
1
4.2
A simple picture showing the main parts of a system and how they connect
- Literature
1
6.1
A vote by a delegate that counts for the number of people they represent
- Specialized
1
5.4
A solid piece of metal in an engine that holds the cylinders where the pistons move and cooling passages
- Specialized
1
6.8
A heart problem when electrical signals between the upper and lower chambers are slow or stop causing fainting
- Specialized
1
8.6
An injection that numbs the nerves near the vagina to reduce pain during childbirth
- Specialized
A way to make part of the body numb by putting medicine near a nerve
An uppercase letter written clearly and not joined to other letters often used on forms
- Archaic
A small wheel used with a rope to help raise sails at the top of a ship's mast
- Specialized
An injection of pain medicine into the lower part of the spine to numb the lower body for surgery
- Specialized
A light concrete block used for building, made from waste from burned coal instead of stone
- Specialized
A small piece of felt that drops on a piano string to stop it from vibrating
- Specialized
A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged
- Specialized
A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules
- Specialized
A way to numb one body part by injecting medicine near a nerve
- Specialized
A wheel with a groove that a rope runs in to lift things or change the rope's direction
- Specialized
A method that numbs the area that would touch a saddle by injecting medicine near the spine
- Specialized
An injection of numbing medicine beside the cervix to reduce pain during childbirth
- Specialized
A metal block that supports a shaft so it can turn smoothly with a bearing inside
- Specialized
A tool with a sharp point on a stand that checks flat surfaces or marks lines on metal
- Specialized
A heavy iron block with holes and grooves that helps shape hot metal in a forge
- Jargon
In American football, an illegal action where a player hits another player from the side or behind
- Specialized
A pulley that opens so you can place a rope inside without passing the end through
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Block comes from an old French word bloc meaning 'log' or 'piece of wood', which is why a block is a solid piece used for building, play, or machines.