block

block is a valid 5-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does block mean?

  • noun

    an obstruction in a pipe or tube

  • noun

    a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

  • verb

    render unsuitable for passage

  • verb

    shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

  • verb

    interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

  • verb

    obstruct

  • noun

    a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

  • noun

    a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

  • verb

    impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

  • verb

    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

  • noun

    a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

  • noun

    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

  • noun

    a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

  • noun

    (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

  • noun

    housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

  • verb

    interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

  • verb

    run on a block system

  • verb

    shape by using a block

  • verb

    shape into a block or blocks

  • verb

    stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

  • verb

    support, secure, or raise with a block

  • noun

    a platform from which an auctioneer sells

  • noun

    a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

  • verb

    prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

  • noun

    an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

  • verb

    stop from happening or developing

  • verb

    be unable to remember

  • verb

    block passage through

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