anvil |
a heavy, flat-topped metal block on which metal objects, often after heating, are hammered into shapes. [1/3 definitions] |
ashlar |
a squared block of stone. [1/3 definitions] |
balk |
to block the progress of; hinder; impede. [1/7 definitions] |
bar1 |
a solid mass of a substance often in the shape of an oblong block. [1/13 definitions] |
barricade |
to obstruct or block with or as if with a barricade. [1/3 definitions] |
block |
to shape into or with a block. [1/19 definitions] |
blocker |
in football, an offensive player who tries to block defensive players from tackling the ball carrier. [1/2 definitions] |
blockish |
like a block of wood in sensitivity or awareness; dull or stupid. |
blocky |
like a block in bulk; chunky. [1/2 definitions] |
bottle up |
to enclose or block. [1/2 definitions] |
brick |
a uniform, rectangular block of clay, dried and hardened by sun or in a kiln, used as a building material. [1/6 definitions] |
building block |
a cinder block or other block used for building. [2/3 definitions] |
catch basin |
a receptacle at the entry to a sewer designed to trap any matter that might block drainage. |
cheese |
a mass of this substance with a specific form, such as a cylinder, wheel, or block. [1/3 definitions] |
chock |
a wedge or block placed under an object to prevent it from moving. [1/3 definitions] |
cholinesterase |
an enzyme found in the heart, brain, and blood that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline, to block the transmission of nerve impulses. |
chopping block |
a wooden block, section of log, or the like on which firewood is set to be split, or on which the heads and feet of fowls are chopped off. [2 definitions] |
cinder block |
a partly hollow building block made of concrete and cinders. |
clip2 |
in U.S. football, to block illegally from behind. [1/5 definitions] |
clog |
to block passage along or through. [1/7 definitions] |
clog up |
to block something from moving along or going through. [1/2 definitions] |