Apartment (n.) A room in a building |
Apartment (n.) A set or suite of rooms. |
Apartment (n.) A compartment. |
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. |
Fish-block (n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Housing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of House |
Housing (n.) The act of putting or receiving under shelter |
Housing (n.) That which shelters or covers |
Housing (n.) The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another. |
Housing (n.) A niche for a statue. |
Housing (n.) A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc. |
Housing (n.) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. |
Housing (n.) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up. |
Housing (n.) A houseline. See Houseline. |
Housing (n.) A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage |
Housing (n.) An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness. |
Pillar-block (n.) See under Pillow. |
Plumber block () A pillow block. |
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 |
housing start | the act of starting to construct a house |
blocking block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in |
apartment flat | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house |
apartment building apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
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 |
caparison trapping housing | stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse |
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 |
distributor housing | the housing that supports the distributor cam |
duplex apartment duplex | an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase |
efficiency apartment | a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom |
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' |
housing lodging living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component |
ingot metal bar block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
lamp house lamphouse lamp housing | housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) |
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 |
studio apartment studio | an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen |
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 |
tract housing | housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land |
walk-up apartment walk-up | an apartment in a building without an elevator |
woodcut wood block wood engraving | engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it, used to make prints |
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 |
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 |