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);


Scrabble Score: 14

blocks is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

blocks 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