"block" In Word Games

1. [countable] a large piece of a solid material that is square or rectangular in shape and usually has flat sides
2. [countable] (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; buildings that form part of a school, hospital, etc. which are used for a particular purpose
3. [countable] (North American English) the length of one side of a piece of land or group of buildings, from the place where one street crosses it to the next
4. [countable] a group of buildings with streets on all sides
5. [countable] (especially North American English) a large area of land
6. [countable] (Australian English) an area of land for building a house on
7. [countable] a quantity of something or an amount of time that is considered as a single unit
8. [countable, usually singular] block (to something) something that makes movement or progress difficult or impossible synonym obstacle
9. [countable] a movement that stops another player from going forward
10. the blocks (also starting blocks) [plural] the two blocks on the ground that runners push their feet against at the beginning of a race
11. the block [singular] (in the past) the piece of wood on which a person’s head was cut off as a punishment see also chopping block (2)

"block" synonyms:

• bar,
• chunk,
• lump,
• hunk,
• mass,
• piece,
• slab,
• cube,
• brick,
• cake,
• square,
• wad,
• wedge,
• ingot,
• nugget,
• segment,
• slice,
• wodge,
• loaf

"block" antonyms:

• promotion,
• encouragement,
• assistance,
• support,
• continuation,
• aid,
• help,
• cultivation,
• advantage,
• supporting,
• endorsing,
• espousal,
• fostering,
• nurture,
• promoting,
• advancement,
• stimulation,
• espousing,
• fueling