Cinderblock

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of cinder block. alt-of, alternative

    "Investigators also searched a shed behind the house that sat next to two automobiles on cinderblocks."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made of cinder blocks. not-comparable

    "They lived in an old cinderblock apartment building."

Synonyms

All synonyms
clinker blockbreeze blockbreeze blockbreeze-blockclinker blockhollow block

Example

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"They lived in an old cinderblock apartment building."

Etymology

From cinder + block.

Related phrases

cinder block

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