n. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

n. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

n. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"

n. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

n. unit of a match: set of numbers agreed: match consists of this set of numbers or blocks

n. bundle of records stored and transferred as a unit

n. a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"

n. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"

n. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block"

n. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

n. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"

n. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

v. shape into a block

v. shape by using a block, as of a hat

v. stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"

v. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

v. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

v. obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

adj. involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"

adj. of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks

adj. of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"

adj. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

n. a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

n. a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

n. people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

n. a period of time spent in military service

n. entry to another's property without right or permission

n. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

n. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

n. lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

n. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

n. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

n. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

n. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

n. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

n. a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

n. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

n. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

n. an unforeseen obstacle

n. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

v. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

v. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

v. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

v. become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"

v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

v. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

v. avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

v. manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

v. become diminished

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

v. be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

v. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

adj. of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style"

adj. appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"

v. cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

adj. involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"