block
Noun
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subtypes:
- anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
- briquet, briquette - a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
- bar, cake - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- chock, wedge - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- chopping block - a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
- crosshead - metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
- cube, square block - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
- domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
- ingot - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
- nog - a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
- nut - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
- inking pad, inkpad, pad, stamp pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
- slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something
- starting block - block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race
- step - a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- swage block - an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal
- type - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
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is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)same as: city block
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is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shapesubtypes: goldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is notsame as: cube
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is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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is a type of: housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housedsubtypes:
- cellblock, ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- hospital ward, ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
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referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresis a type of: computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memorysubtypes: bad block - (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold datahas: sector - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
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is a type of: inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do somethingsubtypes: writer's block - an inability to writesame as: mental block
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is a type of: machine, simple machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other pointsubtypes:
- bollock, bullock block - a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
- fairlead - a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing
- idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley - a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
is a part of: block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable -
has: cylinder, piston chamber - a chamber within which piston movesis a part of:
- ice, internal-combustion engine - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
- reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
same as: cylinder block, engine block -
is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficultsubtypes:
- breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
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is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surfacesame as: auction block
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is a type of: obstruction - getting in someone's waysubtypes:
- interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body
- trap block - (American football) an illegal block
- parry - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
same as: blocking
Verb
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is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossiblesubtypes:
- stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion
- filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying
- check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
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subtypes:
- barrage jam - jam an entire frequency spectrum
- point jam - jam a narrow band of frequencies
- spot jam - jam a single frequency
- blanket jam - jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
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is a type of: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under - administer an anesthetic drug to
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same as: obstruct
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subtypes:
- block off, blockade - obstruct access to
- barricade, barricado - block off with barricades
- barricade - prevent access to by barricading
- asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally
- dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
- block out, screen - prevent from entering
- earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide
- bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage
- back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul - become or cause to become obstructed
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is a type of: fence - fight with fencing swords
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subtypes: slip, slip one's mind - pass out of one's memory
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