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Definition block in British English

block noun

[countable] noun
/blɒk/
Example

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

Example

an apartment/office/high-rise block

Example

The whole block of flats was destroyed.

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bhavan block build
1.1

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

Example

The main block of the hotel dates back to 1650.

Example

The prison's administration block overlooks the exercise yard.

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barracks block centre
2

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
2.1

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
2.2

an area of land, especially for building on

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block building site construction site
3

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
4

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
4.1

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' section.

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bandwidth baud bit
5

a continuous period of time

Example

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

6

something that stops you from doing something or being successful

Example

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

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problem obstacle complication
7

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.

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forgetful absent-minded scatty
8

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
8.1

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

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hold back intercept obstruct
9

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
Definition block in British English

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