to block

To give something a certain form for a purpose

To shape something by hand or in a container

Offered for sale, often at a public auction

A person or thing new to a group that others do not know yet

A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour

A person who has a lot of experience from many situations

To stop yourself remembering or noticing something unpleasant

Close a road, path or entrance so people cannot go through

To stop light, sound, or air from coming in

To stop movement through a road, pipe, or path

To offer something for sale, often at an auction

Ignore noises and other things that interrupt your attention

To plan something roughly without details

A short distance equal to two city blocks

A basic part that forms the base of something larger

An area in a city surrounded by streets that usually has several buildings

A time when a person cannot think of new things to write

A problem that stops progress or makes moving forward difficult

A hollow rectangular block of concrete used to build walls

Money given by a national government to local governments for a general purpose with few rules

A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling

A raised platform where an auctioneer stands to sell things

A short time when you cannot think clearly or remember something

A solid piece shaped like a cube that is as long as it is wide and tall

A single capital letter written clearly and not joined to other letters

A thick wooden board used for cutting and preparing food

A block of stone or concrete used to make walls

The heart's signals stop partly or completely, causing slow, irregular beats and fainting

A thick wooden block used to cut food or chop wood

A simple picture showing the main parts of a system and how they connect

A large building with many rooms used by different businesses

A tall building with many apartments or offices on different floors

A pair of plates that sprinters push with their feet at the start

A set of pulleys and ropes used to lift heavy objects

A block of wood with a carved design used to make prints on paper or cloth

A vote by a delegate that counts for the number of people they represent

A solid piece of metal in an engine that holds the cylinders where the pistons move and cooling passages

A wide, square heel on a shoe that gives good balance

A way to make part of the body numb by putting medicine near a nerve

A light concrete block that builders use to make walls and sheds

An injection that numbs the nerves near the vagina to reduce pain during childbirth

An uppercase letter written clearly and not joined to other letters often used on forms

A small hand tool for smoothing and trimming the ends of wood

A heart problem when electrical signals between the upper and lower chambers are slow or stop causing fainting

In American football, an illegal action where a player hits another player from the side or behind

A way to numb one body part by injecting medicine near a nerve

A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged

A wheel with a groove for a rope that helps lift or move heavy things

A wheel with a groove that a rope runs in to lift things or change the rope's direction

A piece of wood or metal cut to print pictures made mostly of lines

A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures

A pulley that opens so you can place a rope inside without passing the end through

A method that numbs the area that would touch a saddle by injecting medicine near the spine

An injection of numbing medicine beside the cervix to reduce pain during childbirth

A metal block that supports a shaft so it can turn smoothly with a bearing inside

A small wheel used with a rope to help raise sails at the top of a ship's mast

An injection of pain medicine into the lower part of the spine to numb the lower body for surgery

A light concrete block used for building, made from waste from burned coal instead of stone

A large plain apartment building from the communist era

A small piece of felt that drops on a piano string to stop it from vibrating

A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules

A traffic slowdown caused by drivers slowing to look at an accident

A pad of paper for quick notes and sketches

A tool with a sharp point on a stand that checks flat surfaces or marks lines on metal

A heavy iron block with holes and grooves that helps shape hot metal in a forge