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. |
Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering |
Case (n.) A box and its contents |
Case (n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type. |
Case (n.) An inclosing frame |
Case (n.) A small fissure which admits water to the workings. |
Case (v. t.) To cover or protect with, or as with, a case |
Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from |
Case (n.) Chance |
Case (n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens |
Case (n.) A patient under treatment |
Case (n.) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law |
Case (n.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute its declension |
Case (v. i.) To propose hypothetical cases. |
Case-bay (n.) The space between two principals or girders |
Case-bay (n.) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring. |
Case knife () A knife carried in a sheath or case. |
Case knife () A large table knife |
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Drawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draw |
Drawing (n.) The act of pulling, or attracting. |
Drawing (n.) The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades |
Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies. |
Drawing (n.) The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning. |
Drawing (n.) The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery. |
Drawing knife (n.) Alt. of Drawknife |
Drawing-room (n.) A room appropriated for the reception of company |
Drawing-room (n.) The company assembled in such a room |
Fish-block (n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Fly-case (n.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. |
Lower-case (a.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case |
Pillar-block (n.) See under Pillow. |
Plumber block () A pillow block. |
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 |
draft draught drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling |
technical knockout TKO | a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue |
casting lots drawing lots sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
block vote | a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents |
drawing drawing off | act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source, the drawing of water from the well |
lottery drawing | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots |
blocking block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
drafting mechanical drawing | the craft of drawing blueprints |
case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
technical analysis technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss, a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case |
technical foul technical | (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct, does not usually involve physical contact during play |
drawing draftsmanship drafting | the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams, he learned drawing from his father |
conveyance conveyance of title conveyancing conveying | act of transferring property title from one person to another |
lawsuit suit case cause causa | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy, the family brought suit against the landlord |
antitrust case | a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place |
custody case | a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) |
test case test suit | a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent |
wing case elytron | either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings |
attache case attache | a shallow and rectangular briefcase |
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 |
case | a portable container for carrying several objects, the musicians left their instrument cases backstage |
case display case showcase vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
case pillowcase slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
case compositor's case typesetter's case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers, for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters |
case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
case shot canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
casing case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening, the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced |
chopping block | a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split |
cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes, can be carried in a purse or a pocket |
cinder block clinker block breeze block | a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate, cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain |
cube square block | a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube |
cutaway cutaway drawing cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
damper block piano damper | damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
delineation depiction limning line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
dispatch case dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
draft rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture |