block
Definition
- n. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- n. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- n. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- n. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
Word forms
- Past participle
- blocked
- Present participle
- blocking
- Past tense
- blocked
- Third person singular
- blocks
Example sentences
n.
There is a beautiful park just a block away from my house.
vt.
The fallen tree blocked the road, making it impossible to drive through.
n.
The program processes each block of data separately for better efficiency.