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71block — 1. noun /blɒk,blɑk/ a) A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A block of ice. b) A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something. A block of stone. Syn …
72block — I. n British 1. the head. Since the early 1950s this old term has only been used as part of phrases such as knock someone s block off or do one s block . 2. the block solitary confinement. A pris oners term which is a shortening of pun ishment… …
73Block — This interesting and long established surname, either of Anglo Norman or medieval German origin, derives from the Old French bloc (Dutch blok ), related to the Old High German bloh , block (a large solid form on which particular tasks, such as… …
74block — 1. noun 1) a block of cheese Syn: chunk, hunk, lump, wedge, cube, brick, slab, piece 2) an apartment block Syn: building, complex, structure …
75block in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms block in : present tense I/you/we/they block in he/she/it blocks in present participle blocking in past tense blocked in past participle blocked in 1) to stop someone from moving their car out of a place When… …
76block — /blɒk/ noun 1. a series of items grouped together ● I bought a block of 6,000 shares. 2. a series of buildings forming a square with streets on all sides ● They want to redevelop a block in the centre of the town. ♦ a block of offices, an office… …
77Block — der Block, ö e (Grundstufe) kantiger Brocken aus hartem Material Beispiel: Die Pyramide wurde aus großen Blöcken von Granit gebaut. der Block, ö e (Grundstufe) Papierseiten, die an einer Kante zusammengeklebt sind und die man abreißen kann… …
78Block — /blok/, n. Herbert Lawrence ( Herblock ), born 1909, U.S. cartoonist. * * * (as used in expressions) Herbert Lawrence Block block and tackle Block Island block mill * * * …
79block — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, close, blockade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, block up, fill up. 2. Mould, shape, form (on a block). 3. Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace. II. n. 1. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone), mass. 2 …
80block — See: CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, KNOCK ONE S BLOCK OFF, ON THE BLOCK …
