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Main Entry:	block [blok] Show IPA/blɒk/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	mass of material
Synonyms:	bar, brick, cake, chunk, cube, hunk, ingot, loaf, lump, oblong, piece, section, segment, slab, slice, solid, square
Notes:	a bloc is a group of countries in special alliance while a block is an obstruction, an interruption, or a rectangular area or shape

Main Entry:	block
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	obstruct
Synonyms:	arrest, bar, barricade, block out, blockade, brake, catch, charge, check, choke, clog, close, close off, close out, congest, cut off, dam, deter, fill, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, intercept, interfere with, occlude, plug, prevent, shut off, shut out, stall, stonewall, stop, stop up, stopper, stymie, tackle, take out of play, thwart
Antonyms:	let go, let up, open, unblock

Main Entry:	anticipate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	act in advance of
Synonyms:	apprehend, be early, be one step ahead of, beat someone to it, block, delay, forestall, hinder, hold back, intercept, precede, preclude, prepare for, prevent, provide against
Antonyms:	be unready

Example Sentences

After that, the block grant would rise each year only at the national rate of inflation, with adjustments for population growth.

The university wants to block the agency from settling the case by greatly expanding federal regulation.

What was conceived as a bilateral talk turned instead into a negotiation with an emerging-market block.

After that, the block grant would rise each year only at the national rate of inflation, with adjustments for population growth.

The university wants to block the agency from settling the case by greatly expanding federal regulation.

What was conceived as a bilateral talk turned instead into a negotiation with an emerging-market block.

It is estimated that the workers would have had to set a block every two and a half minutes.

Glucose can block brain cell secretion of orexin, which keeps us alert.

One poor girl is transformed into a block of wood and thrown into a fire.

If you block that signal, the phone will pump up its output in order to carry your call.

Conway says that the college attempted to block his investigation but that a circuit judge later ruled in his favor.

And although the commission has extended its review of the deal for several months, it will not necessarily block it.

Recent legal rulings block several development projects in bid to enhance water quality.

The problem, he says, has been creating a molecule that binds well enough to the hemagglutinin protein to truly block it.

But he lost out in the nationals, perhaps because his car might have been crooked in the starting block.

Then, once you've completed your structure you put your crown block anywhere on top.

Recessions tend to temper ambitions, and it appears that even inaugural ceremonies may be on the chopping block at some colleges.

He has enough support in congress to block any attempt to override his veto.

The jungle is so thick that the treetops block light from the stars and moon.

In this stack, the second block from the top is green, and the fourth is not green.

The tragedy here is that narrow political interests block that public interest from translating to budgetary support.

Special education is often co-taught with general education in block courses that prepare our candidates for student teaching.

On the iron-bar fence surrounding a playground a block away from the station hang printed-out pictures.

Researchers say that sharp-edged nanoparticles can block neurodegenerative proteins that impede cognitive function.

Two- and three-story buildings are going up on every block.

Federal financial aid for the nation's neediest students may be on the chopping block.

Over-the-counter pain relievers may block some antidepressants.

The boy's right wrist was fractured in a way that suggested he used his arm to block a strong blow shortly before his death.

They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease.

Workers will remove the marble panels that currently block the view to the museum's third floor.

As the clot enlarges, it can partially or completely block blood flow through the artery.

Kruse used city planning bureau records to retrace the white movement out of neighborhoods block by block.

Since calcium channels are only found in heart and brain tissue, the researchers sought a drug approved to block these pathways.

Compounds that block bad tastes would make medicines easier to take.

Then the researchers placed a thin wooden block on the treadmill headed towards them.

On block after block, brownstones and apartment buildings are being twisted out of shape by.

It took over four years for the government to remove an inhabited block of flats so that.

People who can sleep through loud noises have more short bursts of fast brain waves, which may block the external sounds.

McShea and others are testing, first, whether it will reliably block a doe's reproductive cycle for life.

Whitmill was demanding that the judge block the tattoo from being shown in marketing and in the comedy film itself.

Bialystok, is the chief building block of higher thought.

It is the third such block discovered within the shafts of the pyramid.

Broadband providers must not block users from sending legal content on the net.

Install filters to block copyrighted material from being posted.

All along the river, people block its path with dams and use its water for.

New sleep aids block the activity of brain peptides called orexins, which play a role in addiction.

Next door, a sagging chain-link fence surrounds a cinder block kindergarten.

Basically, it is wooden dowel fit through a hole in a larger block.

When temperatures drop, the owl crouches on the ground behind an object that can block the wind.

They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of.

Once there, click on the black cog to the right at the top of their tweets and block them from the resulting pulldown menu.

Research has found that the need for remedial math in college is a major stumbling block toward graduation.

Thus, even if a censor manages to block some of the files, users are still able to communicate.

It is designed to mimic the stone block pattern and preserve the general shape of the beloved national icon.

It's the first federal case testing whether wireless providers may block text messages they don't like.

The need for remedial course work continues to be a major stumbling block for many students.

But the opposition and commercial farmers are seeking to block the reforms.

Forests edging these mountaintop mines often block the.

Building a circuit, making catapults and using a block and tackle are all part of.

Every little idea is a springboard when you have writer's block.

It is good, therefore, to have a backup plan to block up unexpected holes before they can cause too much damage.

The extra hands can also help block escape routes for wary fish.

When setting the first layer of blocks, shave a slope into the top surface of each block so the wall curves inward as it rises.

Once all the steps are laid out you can block out time for each one.

The developer of their block of flats has slashed the prices of new flats now on sale.

The dust could block out sunlight, preventing the rover from generating solar power, the experts said.

From afar, it is a single block of plastic with nodules on the top.

He points out the dull redbrick block of flats, round the.

Endocrine disruptors can also block the action of hormones and alter their concentrations.

The three sides block the wind and store cows, hay, and people.

In the y-direction, the block does not change it's motion.

What is more, opposition parties have threatened to block implementation of the spring budget for the next fiscal year.

They also inserted a gene to block the ability of the synthetic genome to infect human or animal hosts.

It may be because the babies are confused at the smaller block knocking the larger block out the way due to the laws of inertia.

They can go for months without walking for one block in the city.

The powerful magnetic fields that block light from escaping the sun's interior burst.

And he himself would labor for seven hours without interruption on a block of marble.

The tackles win if they block the runner by occupying all the spaces in front of him.

They also don't block blood flow in the birds' arteries the same way that platelets do when they form clots in mice.

And those that block orexins might help patients struggling with obesity and binge eating.

Marina had suffered from ventricular fibrillation, a potentially lethal block of the heart muscle.

Rather than block bullets, however, the vest is designed to simulate the feeling of being shot.

Investigators are already seeking ways to block the activity or formation of the abnormal proteins.

Sample-return mission pulls a building block of life from a comet.

Teaching the important ideas of science is the building block of competent instruction.

Dilating drops block that input too, making near objects appear blurry when the drops are active.

But a simultaneous flash of yellow light can block that spike.

At the same time, other things such as airplanes or helicopters bother his hearing and he will cover his ears to block the sound.

There is no technical block to energy independence, all the people need to do is demand it.

The microwave shielding would only block an electromagnetic far-field wave.

But there are some downsides to being the new kid on the block.

Scaremongers imagine that carbon dioxide can block more photons.

Main Entry:	area
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	region, district
Synonyms:	belt, block, city, county, division, domain, dominion, enclosure, field, kingdom, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, parcel, patch, plot, precinct, principality, quarter, section, sector, sphere, square, state, stretch, territory, township, tract, turf, vicinity, ward, zone

Main Entry:	arm
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	subdivision, annex
Synonyms:	affiliate, authority, block, branch, command, department, detachment, division, ell, extension, force, offshoot, power, projection, section, sector, wing
Antonyms:	body, division, main

Main Entry:	arrest
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	stop or slow
Synonyms:	block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub, shut down, stall, stay, suppress
Antonyms:	activate, encourage, let go, release

Main Entry:	baffle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hinder
Synonyms:	beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset
Antonyms:	abet, aid, assist, encourage, help, relieve, support

Main Entry:	bar
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	barrier; blockage
Synonyms:	barricade, blank wall, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall
Antonyms:	advantage, aid, help

Main Entry:	bar
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	secure, usually with a length of material
Synonyms:	barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall
Antonyms:	loosen, open, unfasten

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