Words are the building blocks of a language.
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Building block
Synonyms for "building block" (90 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (18)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(2 words)
basic biology conceptbasic concept
Strong matches (27)
Noun(11 words)
corecornerstonecurriculum componentelectronic componentelementengineering componentessentialfoundationfoundationalfoundational conceptfundamental
Adjective(1 words)
foundational skills
Related words (45)
Noun(13 words)
legolife science conceptlogic gatesmodeling primitivemodularmodulemonomernucleotideotidesprogramming conceptsoftware componentsubassemblyunitized
Determiner(1 words)
one cell
Adjective(2 words)
plastic blocksrawest material
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
16 entriesCollocations
11 entriesbasic building blockbuilding block approachbuilding-block approachbuilding-block architecturebuilding-block designbuilding-block systembuilding-block thinkingcore building blockessential building blockfundamental building blockmodular building blocks
Inflections
3 entriesbuilding blocksmore building-blockmost building-block
Derivations
2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 基礎 /基础 noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Dutch
2 entries- bouwsteen noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- bouwsteen noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
Finnish
3 entries- rakennusosa noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- rakennusosa noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
- rakennusosanen noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
French
4 entries- bloc de construction noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- brique noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- composante noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
- élément constitutif noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
German
2 entries- Baustein noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- Baustein noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
Hungarian
1 entries- építőkő noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- byggeblokk noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
- byggestein noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- byggestein noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Polish
2 entries- blok noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
- budulec noun ((figuratively) component that is part of a larger system)
Portuguese
1 entries- bloco de construção noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Russian
1 entries- строи́тельный блок noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Turkish
1 entries- yapı taşı noun (component that is part of a larger construction)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Cells are the building blocks of life.
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If you thought leveraged debt was bad when the Glazers did it with Manchester United, it’s possible you’ll find it even worse when water firms are holding you to a 40% bill hike if you simply want one of the essential building blocks of human life to come out of your tap.
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