Crossword-Solution: BLOCK
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Block | v. t. | A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc. |
| Block | v. t. | The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. |
| Block | v. t. | The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. |
| Block | v. t. | The pattern or shape of a hat. |
| Block | v. t. | A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops. |
| Block | v. t. | A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not. |
| Block | v. t. | A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles. |
| Block | v. t. | The perch on which a bird of prey is kept. |
| Block | v. t. | Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way. |
| Block | v. t. | A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work. |
| Block | v. t. | A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high. |
| Block | v. t. | A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. |
| Block | v. t. | A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. |
| Block | n. | To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor. |
| Block | n. | To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each. |
| Block | n. | To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat. |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with BLOCK (5)
All three give glimpses of the shops of grocers, block-makers, slop-sellers, and ship-chandlers, around the doors of which are generally to be seen, laughing and gossiping, clusters of old salts, and such other wharf-rats as haunt the Wapping of a seaport.
This appeared to be devoted to minerals, and the sight of a block of sulphur set my mind running on gunpowder.
One area where hackish conventions for on-line writing are still in some flux is the marking of included material from earlier messages --- what would be called `block quotations' in ordinary English.
The problem is that trailers were never standardized and most gateways don't know to look for the routing information at the end of the block.
Under cover of his character of singing-master, he made frequent visits at the farmhouse; not that he had anything to apprehend from the meddlesome interference of parents, which is so often a stumbling-block in the path of lovers.
Quotes with BLOCK (3)
Caring about someone isn't complicated. It isn't easy. But it isn't complicated, either. Kinda like lifting the engine block out of a car.
Writer’s block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows.
Creative exhaustion is first cousin to writer’s block. First off, I try to accept that when it hits, I am not wasting time, but preparing myself to return to work. I blog more. I do something different, like answering this question. If I can’t force myself to finish a story, then perhaps it was not worth finishing. If I have to push rather than let it flow, it won’t be as good as if I take more time, mess around in the garden and try to shove the guilt deep into the compost p…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 41 times in crossword archives (1953–2025).