Building block

Synonyms for "building block" (90 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (18)

airatomatomic particlesatomsbrute matterchemical elementcomponentconstituent
Adjective(2 words)
basic biology conceptbasic concept

Strong matches (27)

coredistillatedistillationearthelementelementary particleelementary unitelixiressencefabricfirefundamental particlegisthearthyle
Noun(11 words)
corecornerstonecurriculum componentelectronic componentelementengineering componentessentialfoundationfoundationalfoundational conceptfundamental
Adjective(1 words)
foundational skills

Related words (45)

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spiritstuffsubstancesubstratumsum and substancetangiblethe four elementsunit of beingwater
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.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries

More specific

16 entries
base elementbasis elementbeambrickcase studycore componentcore ideafundamental principlefundamental unitmodel examplemodulemodule unitpanelplugin unitprincipal componentprototype

Collocations

11 entries
basic building blockbuilding block approachbuilding-block approachbuilding-block architecturebuilding-block designbuilding-block systembuilding-block thinkingcore building blockessential building blockfundamental building blockmodular building blocks

Inflections

3 entries
building blocksmore building-blockmost building-block

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

21 translations across 12 languages.

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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.

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Words are the building blocks of a language.

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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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