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Definition block in American English

block noun

[countable] noun
/blɑk/
1

a solid piece of wood, stone, ice, etc. with straight sides

Example

The baby was playing with wooden blocks.

Example

It's amazing to think that this huge statue was carved from a single block of marble.

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billow block cloud
2

the distance along a city street from where one road crosses it to the next road

Example

The school was only a few blocks from where she lived.

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agora area armpit
2.1

an area of buildings in a town or city with streets on all four sides

Example

I was early for the meeting, so I walked around the block a couple of times.

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agora area armpit
2.2

an area of land, especially for building on

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block brownfield building site
3

an amount of something, or a number of individual things that are considered together as a single object

Example

The company buys blocks of seats from airlines, then sells them to the public.

Example

You can move blocks of text on-screen using the mouse.

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accumulation allocation allowance
3.1

an amount of information considered as one unit, used when writing computer programs

Example

The hard disk contains a block of data known as the "boot."

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bandwidth baud bit
4

a continuous period of time

Example

We need to find a two-hour block when we are all free for this seminar.

5

a building that is part of a larger building or group of buildings

Example

The prison's administration block overlooks the exercise yard.

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apartment complex barracks block
5.1

a large building with a lot of different levels

Example

There's a unit available in the apartment block where I live.

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block build building
6

two pieces of metal or wood that runners use at the start of a race to push their feet against

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ahead a poor second baton
7

something that stops movement through a place or along something

Example

There must be a block in the pipeline.

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problem obstacle complication
7.1

a movement that stops someone from hitting you or from going forward

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hold back intercept obstruct
8

something that stops you from doing something or being successful

Example

The issue of vacation pay was the major block in reaching an agreement.

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problem obstacle complication
9

a short time when you are unable to think clearly or remember something that you usually know

Example

I had a sudden block and couldn't remember his name.

Synonyms and related words
forgetful absent-minded oblivion
Definition block in American English

Related Words

Words related to block:

be a chip off the old block (phrase) block (noun) block (verb) block and tackle (noun) block capitals (noun) block grant (noun) block graph (noun) block in (phrasal verb) block letters (noun) block off (phrasal verb) block out (phrasal verb) block party (noun) block up (phrasal verb) block vote (noun) building block (noun) chock-a-block (adjective) chopping block (noun) cinder block (noun) have been around the block ( times) (phrase) I’ll knock etc. block off (phrase) mental block (noun) new kid on the block (phrase) office block (noun) on the block (phrase) put your on the block (phrase) quarter-acre block (noun) starting block (noun) stumbling block (noun) tower block (noun) writer’s block (noun)