block
noun
[ blɒk ]
• a large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
• "a block of marble"
Similar:
chunk,
hunk,
brick,
slab,
lump,
piece,
bar,
cake,
cube,
wedge,
mass,
wad,
slice,
wodge,
• a large single building subdivided into separate rooms, flats, or offices.
• "a block of flats"
• a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit.
• "a block of shares"
• an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something.
• "substantial demands for time off may constitute a block to career advancement"
Similar:
obstacle,
obstruction,
bar,
barrier,
impediment,
hindrance,
check,
hurdle,
stumbling block,
difficulty,
problem,
snag,
disadvantage,
complication,
drawback,
hitch,
handicap,
deterrent,
blockage,
stoppage,
stopping up,
clot,
occlusion,
congestion,
• a flat area of something, especially a solid area of colour.
• "cover the eyelid with a neutral block of colour"
• a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.
• "a simple pulley block"
block
verb
• make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
• "the narrow roads were blocked by cars"
Similar:
clog (up),
stop up,
choke,
plug,
obstruct,
gum up,
occlude,
dam up,
congest,
jam,
close,
bung up,
gunge up,
close up,
bar,
shut off,
barricade,
seal,
• impress text or a design on (a book cover).
• shape or reshape (a hat) on a mould.
• "nobody cleans and blocks old felt hats any more"
• design or plan the movements of actors on a stage or movie set.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a log or tree stump): from Old French bloc (noun), bloquer (verb), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.
