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block
  1. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
  2. A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
  3. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
  4. A residential building consisting of flats.
  5. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
  6. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
  7. (slang) The human head.
  8. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
  9. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
  10. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.
  11. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
  12. (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
  13. (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
  14. (rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship.
  15. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
  16. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).
  17. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
  18. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
  19. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
  20. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
  21. A section of split logs used as fuel.
  22. (Britain) Solitary confinement.
  23. A cellblock.
  24. (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
  25. (printing, dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
  26. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
  27. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
  28. (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
  29. (cricket) A blockhole.
  30. (cricket) The popping crease.
  31. Misspelling of bloc.
  32. Synonyms:
  33. Examples:
    1. “Nathan Drake would eventually figure out that the large block on the ground was actually a door to a secret underground passage.”
      “It goes to reinforce my jaded view that censorship is a block to reasoned public debate.”
      “We may need to get a plumber to clear the block in the pipes.”
blocking
  1. The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
  2. (theater) The precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera (originally planned using miniature blocks).
  3. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
  4. (computing) A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
  5. Synonyms:
blockage
  1. The state of being blocked
  2. A thing that is blocking
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “If there is any blockage in the pipe, a cutting nozzle can be activated to blow a clear path.”
      “Fears of a major traffic blockage have prompted council chiefs to shelve work on a new cycle route at Sadlers Farm during peak hours.”
      “Ellen can take a group that has hit a blockage and provide a foundation for them to make progress again.”
blockfield
  1. A surface covered by block-sized angular rocks, usually associated with alpine and subpolar climates and periglaciation.
  2. Synonyms:
blocksize
  1. (computing) The size of a block of data (in a file or a transmission)
blockwork
  1. masonry that uses large blocks (of concrete etc.) rather than bricks
blocker
  1. Agent noun of block; something that blocks something else.
    1. A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
    2. A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Until thioamide therapy reduces thyroid hormone levels, a beta blocker can be used to reduce symptoms.”
      “He's a marginal blocker, but the team needs playmakers, and he has a chance to be one.”
      “Greengrass came barreling into second like a football blocker this time and I came up thinking I might as well take a poke at him.”
blockmaker
blockmaking
blocklist
  1. (computing) A list of websites or other material to be blocked.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The problem with this strategy is that the blocklist could be missing trackers that gather incriminating information.”
      “Every time I get spam in my inbox, I add the sender to my blocklist.”
blockishness
  1. The state or quality of being blockish.
blockee
  1. (rare) One who, or that which, is blocked.
blockmakers
  1. plural of blockmaker
blockfields
blocklists
  1. plural of blocklist
blockworks
  1. plural of blockwork
blocksizes
  1. plural of blocksize
blockings
blockages
  1. plural of blockage
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Practices such as shiatsu, acupressure and acupuncture can correct imbalances by clearing blockages of qi.”
      “Drain blockages often occurred when nappies, air fresheners and sanitary towels are flushed down the toilet.”
      “The inspector should also check chimneys and flues for blockages, corrosion, disconnections, and loose connections.”
blockers
  1. plural of blocker
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I'd recommend that if people like free services and enjoy certain websites, they should disable their ad blockers on these sites.”
      “A variety of treatments, from vitamins to alpha and beta adrenergic receptor blockers, have been suggested for tetanus.”
      “Recommended drugs for heart failure include ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and diuretics.”
blockees
  1. plural of blockee
blocks
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