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block

The correct spelling is block.

How to pronounce block

/blɒk/
noun

IPA: /blɒk/

Say it like: Blo-k

The correct spelling is block. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. For example: "a block of ice"

Usage Examples

a block of ice

Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.

I'm going for a walk around the block.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
  2. 2.A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
  3. 3.A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
  4. 4.A residential building consisting of flats.
  5. 5.The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.

verb

  1. 1.To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
  2. 2.To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  3. 3.To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
  4. 4.To impede an opponent.
  5. 5.To specify the positions and movements of the actors.

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