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Definition & Synonyms
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• Block
- (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
- (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
- (v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat.
- (v. t.) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
- (v. t.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
- (v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- (v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
- (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; childrens playing blocks, etc.
- (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
- (v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.
- (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
- (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.
- (v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.
- (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers work.
- (v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.
- (n.) A block hole.
- (n.) The popping crease.
- (n.) In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.
- (n.) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
Synonyms:
Bar, Barricade, Blockade, Blockage, Blocking, Closure, Cube, Deflect, Embarrass, Forget, Freeze, Halt, Hinder, Immobilize, Impede, Interference, Jam, Kibosh, Lug, Obstruct, Obturate, Occlude, Occlusion, Parry, Pulley, Stop, Stoppage, Stuff, Stymie,
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Enjoy, Shafts, Constituencies, Norms, Possessed, Troll, Comma, Bright, Dynamics, Hydrostated, Lovel, Scaffolding, Lettuce, Entreaties, Legend, Legumes, Aware, Critical, Liberated, Inflationary, Lewd, Shielded, Bickerings, Feature, Someone, Lettuce, Allah, Lewd, Floats, Thy, Defloration, Mirthfulnes, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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