Definition of word 'blocks'

• n. a solid piece of something
• n. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
• n. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
• n. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
• n. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
• n. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
• n. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do
• n. 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
• n. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
• n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
• n. a platform from which an auctioneer sells
• n. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
• v. render unsuitable for passage
• v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
• v. stop from happening or developing
• v. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
• v. run on a block system
• v. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
• v. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
• v. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
• v. obstruct
• v. block passage through
• v. support
• v. impede the movement of
• v. be unable to remember
• v. shape by using a block
• v. shape into a block or blocks
• v. prohibit the conversion or use of

Synonyms of the word 'block'

• city block
• cube
• mental block
• pulley
• pulley-block
• pulley block
• engine block
• cylinder block
• blockage
• closure
• occlusion
• stop
• stoppage
• auction block
• blocking
• barricade
• blockade
• stop
• block off
• block up
• bar
• obstruct
• blockade
• hinder
• stymie
• stymy
• embarrass
• stop
• halt
• kibosh
• jam
• obstruct
• stuff
• lug
• choke up
• obstruct
• obturate
• impede
• occlude
• jam
• close up
• parry
• deflect
• forget
• blank out
• draw a blank
• freeze
• immobilize
• immobilise

Antonyms of the word 'block'

• loosen up
• unstuff
• disengage
• free
• call back
• call up
• recall
• recollect
• remember
• retrieve
• think
• free
• release
• unblock
• unfreeze

Words with two extra letters in addition to the word 'blocks'

28 words found for letters 'BCKLOS'

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