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. |
Call (v. t.) To command or request to come or be present |
Call (v. t.) To summon to the discharge of a particular duty |
Call (v. t.) To invite or command to meet |
Call (v. t.) To give name to |
Call (v. t.) To regard or characterize as of a certain kind |
Call (v. t.) To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely |
Call (v. t.) To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. |
Call (v. t.) To utter in a loud or distinct voice |
Call (v. t.) To invoke |
Call (v. t.) To rouse from sleep |
Call (v. i.) To speak in loud voice |
Call (v. i.) To make a demand, requirement, or request. |
Call (v. i.) To make a brief visit |
Call (n.) The act of calling |
Call (n.) A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty. |
Call (n.) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor. |
Call (n.) A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case |
Call (n.) A divine vocation or summons. |
Call (n.) Vocation |
Call (n.) A short visit |
Call (n.) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds. |
Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty. |
Call (n.) The cry of a bird |
Call (n.) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land. |
Call (n.) The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. |
Call (n.) See Assessment, 4. |
Fish-block (n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Pillar-block (n.) See under Pillow. |
Plumber block () A pillow block. |
Protection (n.) The act of protecting, or the state of being protected |
Protection (n.) That which protects or preserves from injury |
Protection (n.) A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest |
close call close shave squeak squeaker narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
call option call | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date |
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 |
call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee, he was ejected for protesting the call |
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 |
protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense self-defence self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
call fire | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit |
roll call | calling out an official list of names |
mail call | a call of names of those receiving mail |
muster call | a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly |
call | a visit in an official or professional capacity, the pastor's calls on his parishioners, the salesman's call on a customer |
call | a brief social visit, senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers, the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence |
wait waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something), the wait was an ordeal for him |
protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
call-back | the recall of an employee after a layoff |
service call | a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service |
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 |
call-board | a bulletin board backstage in a theater |
call center call centre | a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
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 |
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 |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
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 |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
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 |