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Synonyms of BLOCKS

Valid in Scrabble US · 14 points

BLOCKS: definition and more

77 synonyms in 28 meanings 63 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of BLOCKS by meaning

noun

  1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

  2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

    Also: city block.

  3. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

  4. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

  5. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

  6. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

  7. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

    Also: mental block.

  8. 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

    Also: pulley-block, pulley block.

  9. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

    Also: engine block, cylinder block.

  10. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

  11. a platform from which an auctioneer sells

    Also: auction block.

  12. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

verb

  1. render unsuitable for passage

    Also: block off, block up.

  2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

  3. stop from happening or developing

  4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

  5. run on a block system

  6. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

  7. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

  8. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

  9. obstruct

    Also: choke up.

  10. block passage through

    Also: close up.

  11. support, secure, or raise with a block

  12. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

  13. be unable to remember

    Also: blank out, draw a blank.

  14. shape by using a block

  15. shape into a block or blocks

  16. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

    Not playable in Scrabble US: IMMOBILISE.