blocks
Meanings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides);
- "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings;
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit;
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units;
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted;
- "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension;
- 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
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine;
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells;
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- render unsuitable for passage;
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;
- stop from happening or developing;
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals;
- run on a block system;
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight;
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;
- obstruct;
- block passage through;
- support, secure, or raise with a block;
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);
- be unable to remember;
- shape by using a block;
- shape into a block or blocks;
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);
Synonyms
- 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
- block off
- block up
- bar
- obstruct
- hinder
- stymie
- stymy
- embarrass
- halt
- kibosh
- jam
- stuff
- lug
- choke up
- obturate
- impede
- occlude
- close up
- parry
- deflect
- forget
- blank out
- draw a blank
- freeze
- immobilize
- immobilise
Scrabble Score: 14
blocks is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordblocks is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blocks is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
blocks is a valid Words With Friends word