Block
(v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky |
Block
(v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. |
Block
(v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. |
Block
(v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat. |
Block
(v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building |
Block
(v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not. |
Block
(v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force |
Block
(v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept. |
Block
(v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction |
Block
(v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work. |
Block
(v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high. |
Block
(v. t.) A blockhead |
Block
(v. t.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. |
Block
(n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress |
Block
(n.) To secure or support by means of blocks |
Block
(n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block |
Block book
() A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types. |
Block tin
() See under Tin. |
Crane
(n.) A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. |
Crane
(n.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. |
Crane
(n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc. |
Crane
(n.) An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. |
Crane
(n.) A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. |
Crane
(n.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. |
Crane
(v. t.) To cause to rise |
Crane
(v. t.) To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck |
Crane
(v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better |
Crane's-bill
(n.) The geranium |
Crane's-bill
(n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. |
Fish-block
(n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Pillar-block
(n.) See under Pillow. |
Plumber block
() A pillow block. |
Snatch
(n.) To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony |
Snatch
(n.) To seize and transport away |
Snatch
(v. i.) To attempt to seize something suddenly |
Snatch
(n.) A hasty catching or seizing |
Snatch
(n.) A short period of vigorous action |
Snatch
(n.) A small piece, fragment, or quantity |
Snatch block
() a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope. |
Snatch
(n.) The handle of a scythe |
Stumbling-block
(n.) Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error. |
Top-block
(n.) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast. |
Water crane
() A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive. |
| block grant | a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs, block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
| block vote | a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents |
blocking
block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
| trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
| snatch | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion |
kidnapping
snatch | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
| crane | large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world |
whooping crane
whooper Grus americana | rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call |
crane fly
daddy longlegs | long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite |
auction block
block | a platform from which an auctioneer sells, they put their paintings on the block |
| block | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides), the pyramids were built with large stone blocks |
| block | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units, there is a block of classrooms in the west wing |
blockage
block closure
occlusion
stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
| block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable |
| block diagram | a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system) |
| block plane | a small plane used on end grains of wood |
bollock
bullock block | a pulley-block at the head of a topmast |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
butcher board
butcher block | a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood |
| chopping block | a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split |
cinder block
clinker block
breeze block | a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate, cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain |
| crane | lifts and moves heavy objects, lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis |
cube
square block | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube |
damper block
piano damper | damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
engine block
cylinder block
block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine, the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked |
highise
tower block | tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments, `tower block' is the British term for `highise' |
ingot
metal bar
block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
linecut
line block
line engraving | engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved |
office building
office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
| pillow block | a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing |
pulley
pulley-block
pulley block
block | 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 |
sketchbook
sketch block
sketch pad | a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn |
| snatch block | a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope |
| starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
| stumbling block | any obstacle or impediment |
surface gauge
surface gage
scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
| swage block | an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal |
woodcut
wood block
wood engraving | engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it, used to make prints |
cunt
puss
pussy
slit
snatch
twat | obscene terms for female genitals |
block
mental block | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do, often caused by emotional tension, I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block |
| writer's block | an inability to write, he had writer's block, the words wouldn't come |
block letter
block capital | a plain hand-drawn letter |
snatch
bit | a small fragment, overheard snatches of their conversation |
| block | a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit, he reserved a large block of seats, he held a large block of the company's stock |
block
city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings, he lives in the next block |
Grus
Crane | a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix |
unit
building block | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else, units of nucleic acids |
Crane
Hart Crane
Harold Hart Crane | United States poet (-) |
| Crane Stephen Crane | United States writer (-) |