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. |
Blood money () Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Booking office () An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. |
Booking office () An office where passage tickets are sold. |
Cross-reading (n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas. |
Crown office () The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. |
Deceiving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deceive |
Fish-block (n.) See Fish-tackle. |
Forgetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forget |
Forgiven (p. p.) of Forgive |
Greenery (n.) Green plants |
Information (v. t.) The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. |
Information (v. t.) News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation |
Information (v. t.) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment. |
Knowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Know |
Knowing (a.) Skilful |
Knowing (a.) Artful |
Knowing (n.) Knowledge |
Mistaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mistake |
Mistaking (n.) An error |
Money (n.) A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government |
Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it |
Money (n.) In general, wealth |
Money (v. t.) To supply with money. |
Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money |
Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth |
Money-making (n.) The act or process of making money |
Money-making (a.) Affording profitable returns |
Money-making (a.) Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim |
Office (n.) That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others |
Office (n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose |
Office (n.) A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself |
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 |
beginning start commencement | the act of starting something, he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations |
housing start | the act of starting to construct a house |
start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
somersault somerset summersault summerset somersaulting flip | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
post office | a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters |
blocking block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
public office | a position concerning the people as a whole |
function office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
information gathering | the act of collecting information |
information warfare IW | the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries, not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare |
reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
office | a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities, the offices of the mass |
Divine Office | canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church) |
Little Office | a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary, similar to but shorter than the Divine Office |
Office of the Dead | an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
land-office business | very large and profitable volume of commercial activity |
jumpstart jump-start | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car, my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
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 |
box office ticket office ticket booth | the office where tickets of admission are sold |
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 |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
checkroom left-luggage office | a room where baggage or parcels are checked |
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 |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
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 |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
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 |
government office | an office where government employees work |
headquarters central office main office home office home base | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise, many companies have their headquarters in New York |
highise tower block | tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments, `tower block' is the British term for `highise' |