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. |
Cooling
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cool |
Cooling
(p.a.) Adapted to cool and refresh |
Fish-block
(n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Fixture
(n.) That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage |
Fixture
(n.) State of being fixed |
Fixture
(n.) Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others. |
Pillar-block
(n.) See under Pillow. |
Plumber block
() A pillow block. |
Shrinkage
(n.) The act of shrinking |
Shrinkage
(n.) The amount of such contraction |
Shrinkage
(n.) Decrease in value |
Snatch block
() a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope. |
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. |
| 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 |
| block vote | a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents |
repair
fix
fixing
fixture
mend
mending
reparation | the act of putting something in working order again |
blocking
block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
| trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
shoplifting
shrinkage | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store, shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting |
auction block
block | a platform from which an auctioneer sells, they put their paintings on the block |
| bathroom fixture | any fixture in a bathroom |
| 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 |
cooling system
cooling | a mechanism for keeping something cool, the cooling was overhead fans |
| cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
| cooling tower | a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant |
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 |
| fixture | an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) |
fluorescent
fluorescent fixture | a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp |
| gas fixture | a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner |
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 |
| lighting fixture | a fixture providing artificial light |
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 |
| plumbing fixture | a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
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 |
fastness fixedness
fixity
fixture
secureness | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment |
| shrinkage | the amount by which something shrinks |
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 |
shrinking
shrinkage | process or result of becoming less or smaller, the material lost inches per yard in shrinkage |
| 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 |