| BLOCK | • block n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. • block n. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular. • block n. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. |
| UNBLOCK | • unblock v. (Transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. • unblock v. (Transitive) To free or make available. • unblock v. (Intransitive, card games) In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one’s partner’s long suit. |
| CUTBLOCK | • CUTBLOCK n. a limited area authorised for logging. |
| SUBBLOCK | • subblock n. A block (Of data, etc.) making up part of a larger block. • SUBBLOCK n. a subdivision of a block. |
| SUNBLOCK | • sunblock n. A sunscreen with high sun protection factor (SPF). • SUNBLOCK n. a lotion to protect the skin from the sun. |
| BACKBLOCK | • backblock n. (Australia, New Zealand, usually in the plural) A residential area remote from major cities and lacking… • BACKBLOCK adj. (Australian) of the backblocks, remote, sparsely populated country. |
| CELLBLOCK | • cellblock n. A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates. • cell␣block n. Alternative form of cellblock. • CELLBLOCK n. a group of prison cells. |
| ROADBLOCK | • roadblock n. Something that blocks or obstructs a road. • roadblock n. An obstacle or impediment. • roadblock v. (Colloquial, transitive) To prevent, hinder. |
| WOODBLOCK | • woodblock n. A woodcut. • woodblock n. (Music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick. • woodblock n. (Printing) A wooden block used as a printing form. |
| SUPERBLOCK | • superblock n. (Architecture, urban planning) A very large block of buildings. • superblock n. (Computing) A segment of metadata describing the file system on a block device. • SUPERBLOCK n. a large block composed of other blocks. |
| BREECHBLOCK | • breechblock n. (Firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. • BREECHBLOCK n. part of a gun. |
| CHOCKABLOCK | • chockablock adj. (Nautical, of a ship’s hoisting tackle) Having the blocks drawn close together so no further movement… • chockablock adj. (By extension) Jammed tightly together, jam-packed; very crowded; completely filled or stuffed. • chockablock adv. In a crowded manner; as completely or closely as possible. |
| SWIVELBLOCK | • SWIVELBLOCK n. a block on which a swivel is mounted. |