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block

[blok] / blɒk /
NOUN
mass of material
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar brick chunk piece section slab square
STRONG
cake cube hunk ingot loaf lump oblong segment slice solid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
WEAK
opening
NOUN
obstruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar barrier chunk roadblock wall
STRONG
blockage clog hang-up hindrance impediment jam mass obstacle obstruction snag stop stoppage
WEAK
blank wall
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid assistance beginning clearance continuation go help promotion start support
WEAK
opening
VERB
obstruct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrest bar blockade clog close close off cut off deter halt hinder hold up impede intercept prevent stall stop thwart
STRONG
barricade brake catch charge check choke congest dam dead-end fill occlude plug stonewall stopper stymie tackle
WEAK
block out close out hang up interfere with shut off shut out stop up take out of play
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance aid allow assist begin continue encourage facilitate forward further give help let go open permit promote push release start support unstop
STRONG
free liberate unblock
WEAK
let up

Example Sentences

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Another home in Valley Glen was targeted the next day, with police responding to a call at a house in the 6800 block of Vanscoy Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Police said the crime scene includes two homes on the same block and a third residence in the neighbourhood.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Officers were dispatched about 2:42 p.m. to the 200 block of West Broadway on an unknown trouble call.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"I saw something in that game - it has restored some belief, but this is a starting block."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

According to the bold block letters at the bottom of the picture, this postcard was sent from Alaska.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Vocabulary lists containing block

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