blocklike
- adjective
- /ˈblɒkˌlaɪk/
:
en forma de bloque
- "Homme qui marche" (see cover) gives us the simple gesture of a human being taking a step, but the difficult texture of the surface, the small but erect head, and the thin legs rising from the blocklike feet all leave us wondering if the step is defiant or tentative.
Examples
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I want you to know, though, all we want to do is stop the killing now," Sikes nodded his large, blocklike head.
Fiction book (1995) -
Squat and blocklike, she appeared to be rancorous already.
Fiction book (1998) -
He can see only the blocklike shadow of Gallego facing him, as if on the page itself.
Fiction book (1992) -
The building had a blocklike design, with solid, straight edges and a rectangular shape.
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His blocklike figure seemed massive as he stood in the doorway, dominating the room.
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The artist created a sculpture that was blocklike in form, emphasizing simplicity and strength.
Synonyms
5
3.2
A shape like a box with straight sides and sharp corners
4
4.0
Having a thick, square or rectangular shape with straight edges
1
8.6
Having a simple box shape
1
3.1
A thing that is shaped like a brick with flat rectangular sides
1
3.7
Shaped like a box with straight sides and sharp corners
Shaped like a brick and often hard or dense
Having six flat square sides and sharp corners like a box
Shaped like a cube
Shaped like a cube
Antonyms
How Blocky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blocklike comes from block, a solid piece like a toy block, and the part -like, which means 'similar to'. So blocklike means 'similar to a block', which is why it describes something solid and square with flat sides.