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block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage |
| Type of | impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor |
| Has types | stopper, stopple, breech closer, vapor lock, vapour lock, plug, breechblock |
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blocking |
| Type of | obstruction |
| Has types | trap block, parry, interference |
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | auction block |
| Type of | platform |
they put their paintings on the block.
block::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | freeze, immobilise, immobilize |
| Type of | keep back, withhold |
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mental block |
| Type of | inability |
| Has types | writer's block |
I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blank out, draw a blank, forget |
| Has types | slip one's mind, slip |
You are blocking the name of your first wife!.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude |
| Type of | hinder, impede |
| Has types | barricado, asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, block off, block out, block up, blockade, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, land up, screen, stifle, stop, suffocate, tie up |
| Derivation | blocking |
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pulley, pulley-block, pulley block |
| Type of | simple machine, machine |
| Has types | idle pulley, bullock block, idler pulley, bollock, fairlead, idle wheel |
block::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jam |
| Type of | break up, interrupt, cut off, disrupt |
| Has types | barrage jam, blanket jam, spot jam, point jam |
block the signals emitted by this station.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cylinder block, engine block |
| Type of | casting, cast |
the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | city block |
| Type of | area, country |
he lives in the next block.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accumulation, collection, aggregation, assemblage |
he reserved a large block of seats.
he held a large block of the company's stock.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | artifact, artefact |
| Has types | ingot, anvil, bar, briquet, briquette, cake, chock, chopping block, crosshead, cube, domino, wedge, step, inking pad, inkpad, type, nog, nut, swage block, pad, slab, square block, stamp pad, starting block |
| Derivation | blocky |
the pyramids were built with large stone blocks.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | computer memory unit |
| Has types | bad block |
since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably.
block::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | living accommodations, lodging, housing |
| Has types | ward, hospital ward, cellblock |
there is a block of classrooms in the west wing.
block::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | anaesthetize, anesthetize, anaesthetise, put under, put out, anesthetise |
| Derivation | blocker |
block a nerve.
block a muscle.
