Have you met the new family on the block?
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Block
//blɒk//
Synonyms for "block" (603 found)
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Closest matches (121)
blockagestuffauction blockbarricadeblockingcity blockclusterfreezejamobstructparrystopafterthoughtagateagnosiaannexapplyapply toaquatintarea
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armarrestauctionauction saleautolithographaxbalkballbarbarrierbaseball batbatbatchbatterybattledorebaublebeat offbesiegebindblank wallblanketblind alleyblind gutblock outblock printblock upblockadeblocked shotblocksblot outblow the whistleboard lotbodyboeotianboltbottleneckbrakebrickbring tobring up shortbulkbungbung upbureaucratic delaycakecanopycatchcaulkcecumcensorshipchaircheckcheckerboardcheckmatechessboardchinkchockchokechoke offchoke upchokingchoking offchromolithographchunkcigar boxcloakclodclogclog upcloscloseclose offclose tightclose up
Noun(16 words)
Strong matches (181)
clothecloudcloyclubclumpcockhorsecolor printconcreteconcretionconfinecongestcongestionconglomerateconglomerationconstipateconstipationconstrictconversioncoopcope
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copperplatecopperplate printcordoncorkcostivenesscountercovercover upcowlcrayon engravingcricket batcroftcrosscrowdcubecuecul-de-saccurtaincutcut offcut shortdamdam updead enddeadlockdeath chairdeath chamberdebardefeatdefense mechanismdeferdelaydelayagedelayed reactiondeliriumdelusiondelusion of persecutiondenydesigndetaindetentiondeterdetermentdeterrentdifficultydimwitdisorientationdogdolldoll carriagedoltdonkeydopedouble takedragdraggingdrawbackdrive backdropdullarddumb cluckdumbbelldummydummy shareduncedutch auctioneclipseelectric chaireliminateellembargoembolismembolusenclaveencumberengine blockengravementengravingeraseetchingeven lotexcludeexecutionextensionfencefendfend offfieldfillfill upfilmflight of ideasfly in the ointmentforbidforgetfortyfoulfractional lotfrustratefull lotgallowsgallows-treegas chambergewgawgibbetgimcrackgobgolf clubgorgegowkgraphotypeguillotinehallucinationhallucinosishalthalterhamperhandicaphang uphang-uphazardhemphempen collarhidehinderhindrancehitchhobbyhorsehold at bayhold backhold offhold upholdingholdingsholduphoodhot seathunkhurdleimpasseimpede
Verb(13 words)
Noun(7 words)
Related words (301)
impedimentimpressimpressionimprintinfarctinfarctioninhibitioninterceptinterfereinterferenceinterimjack-in-the-boxjacksjackstonesjackstrawsjobbernowljokerkeepkeep at baykeep back
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519 translations across 64 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- ἄμφοδον noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- ἐλεός noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- φράσσω verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Arabic
2 entries- طَابُوقَة noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- سد verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Armenian
1 entries- թաղամաս noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Belarusian
2 entries- блок noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- кварта́л noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Bulgarian
4 entries- блок noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- блок noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- блок noun (programming: region of code that acts as single unit)
- блок noun (residential building consisting of flats)
Burmese
1 entries- တုံး noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Catalan
4 entries- bloc noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloqueig noun (sports: action to interfere)
- bloqueig noun (volleyball: defensive play)
- cub noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- گەڕەک noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 阻住 verb (to prevent passing)
- 阻住 verb (to prevent an action)
- 阻住 verb (to impede opponent)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 一批 noun (set of paper sheets)
- 塊體 /块体 noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- 排球 noun (volleyball: defensive play)
- 砧板 noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
Czech
4 entries- blok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- blok noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- blok noun (distance from one street to another)
Danish
4 entries- karre noun (distance from one street to another)
- karré noun (distance from one street to another)
- blokere verb (to prevent passing)
- spærre verb (to prevent passing)
Dutch
4 entries- blok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- blok noun (set of paper sheets)
- blok noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Esperanto
4 entries- bloko noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloko noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- bloko noun (programming: region of code that acts as single unit)
- ŝtopi verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Estonian
2 entries- korruselamu noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- korrusmaja noun (residential building consisting of flats)
Faroese
3 entries- húsablokkur noun (distance from one street to another)
- húsaleingja noun (distance from one street to another)
- húsasamstøða noun (distance from one street to another)
Finnish
4 entries- asuinkerrostalo noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- blokkaus noun (sports: action to interfere)
- boltsi noun (slang: human head)
- este noun (something that prevents passing)
French
4 entries- billot noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- bloc noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloc noun (set of paper sheets)
- bloc noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
Galician
4 entries- bloque noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloque noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- bloque noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- atascar verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Georgian
1 entries- დაბლოკავს verb (to disable communication)
German
4 entries- Abschnitt noun (programming: region of code that acts as single unit)
- Block noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- Block noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- Block noun (set of paper sheets)
Greek
4 entries- μπλοκ noun (set of paper sheets)
- εμποδίζω verb (to prevent passing)
- εμποδίζω verb (to prevent an action)
- μπλοκάρω verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Hawaiian
3 entries- hoʻokeʻa verb (to prevent passing)
- keʻa verb (to prevent passing)
- keʻa verb (to prevent an action)
Hebrew
4 entries- חסימה noun (volleyball: defensive play)
- מחסום noun (something that prevents passing)
- קֻבִּיָּה noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- חסם verb (to prevent passing)
Hindi
4 entries- अवरोध noun (something that prevents passing)
- खंड noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- खंड noun (distance from one street to another)
- रोकना noun (sports: action to interfere)
Hungarian
4 entries- akadály noun (something that prevents passing)
- blokk noun (programming: region of code that acts as single unit)
- csomag noun (set of paper sheets)
- dugulás noun (something that prevents passing)
Icelandic
3 entries- blokk noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- kubbur noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- kubbur noun (section of split log used as fuel)
Indonesian
4 entries- balok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- blok noun (volleyball: defensive play)
- mencegah verb (to prevent an action)
Irish
4 entries- bloc noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- ceap noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- coisc verb (to prevent passing)
- coisc verb (to prevent an action)
Italian
4 entries- blocchetto noun (set of paper sheets)
- blocco noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blocco noun (set of paper sheets)
- blocco noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
Japanese
4 entries- ブロック noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- 塊 noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- 街区 noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- 遮る verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
Kazakh
1 entries- блок noun (chemistry: portion of macromolecule)
Khmer
3 entries- ប្លុក noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- ម្ដុំ noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- បាំង verb (to prevent passing)
Korean
3 entries- 가구 noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- 구역 noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- 블록 noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- квартал m маале m айыл noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- тос verb (to prevent passing)
Latin
3 entries- claudō verb (to prevent passing)
- obstruō verb (to fill, making it impossible to pass)
- obstō verb (to prevent passing)
Latvian
3 entries- bloķēt verb (to prevent passing)
- bloķēt verb (to prevent an action)
- bloķēt verb (to impede opponent)
Malay
2 entries- bongkah noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- papan noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡴᠠᠮᠪᡳ verb (to prevent passing)
Māori
4 entries- paraka noun (part of a ship's rigging)
- poraka noun (part of a ship's rigging)
- poraka noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- tāngutu noun (section of split log used as fuel)
Norman
1 entries- blotchi verb (to prevent passing)
Norwegian
2 entries- blokk noun (distance from one street to another)
- kloss noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kvartal noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kvartal noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كوتوك noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Persian
2 entries- بلوک noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- بلوک noun (distance from one street to another)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Klotz noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Polish
4 entries- bloczydło noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- blok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (philately: joined group of stamps, forming square)
- blok noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
Portuguese
4 entries- bloco noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloco noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- bloco noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- bloco noun (chemistry: portion of macromolecule)
Romanian
4 entries- bloc noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloc noun (set of paper sheets)
- bloc noun (residential building consisting of flats)
- bloca verb (to prevent passing)
Russian
4 entries- башка́ noun (slang: human head)
- блок noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- блок noun (set of paper sheets)
- блок noun (philately: joined group of stamps, forming square)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- ceap noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- sgonn noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- sgonn noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- blok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- blok noun (set of paper sheets)
- blok noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Sikkimese
3 entries- བཀག verb (to prevent passing)
- བཀག verb (to prevent an action)
- བཀག verb (to impede opponent)
Slovak
4 entries- blok noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- blok noun (set of paper sheets)
- blok noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
- blok noun (programming: region of code that acts as single unit)
Spanish
4 entries- block noun (set of paper sheets)
- bloque noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- bloque noun (chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading)
- bloque noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
Swedish
4 entries- block noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- block noun (part of a ship's rigging)
- block noun (set of paper sheets)
- block noun (computing: logical data storage unit)
Tagalog
1 entries- bloke noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Tamil
1 entries- தடு verb (to prevent passing)
Thai
3 entries- ช่วงตึก noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- ช่วงตึก noun (distance from one street to another)
- บล็อก noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
Turkish
3 entries- ada noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- kadastro adası noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- engellemek verb (to disable communication)
Ukrainian
4 entries- блок noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- кварта́л noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
- блокува́ти verb (to prevent passing)
- блокува́ти verb (to prevent an action)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bờ lốc noun (substantial often approximately cuboid piece)
- chặn verb (to prevent passing)
- chặn verb (to impose a ban from accessing an online service, account or IP address)
- cấm verb (to impose a ban from accessing an online service, account or IP address)
Welsh
1 entries- bloc noun (group of buildings demarcated by streets)
Sample sentences
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Bob's really a chip off the old block.
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From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats raises a storm of angry protest.
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The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
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