[ { "word": "block", "phonetics": [ { "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/block-au.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899594", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } }, { "text": "/bl\u0252k/", "audio": "" }, { "text": "/bl\u0251k/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/block-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1769619", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a block of ice" }, { "definition": "A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution." }, { "definition": "A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I'm going for a walk around the block." }, { "definition": "A residential building consisting of flats.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a block of flats" }, { "definition": "The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north." }, { "definition": "Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The human head.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I'll knock your block off!" }, { "definition": "A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "a block of 100 tickets" }, { "definition": "A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Something that prevents something from passing.", "synonyms": [ "barrier", "blockage", "obstruction" ], "antonyms": [], "example": "There's a block in the pipe that means the water can't get through." }, { "definition": "An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter\u2019s court.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A section of split logs used as fuel.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Solitary confinement.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A cellblock.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A section of a railroad where the block system is used.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A blockhole.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The popping crease.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [ "roof", "stuff", "wall", "barrier", "blockage", "obstruction", "city block" ], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The pipe is blocked." }, { "definition": "To prevent (something or someone) from passing.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "You're blocking the road \u2013 I can't get through!" }, { "definition": "To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss." }, { "definition": "To impede an opponent.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He blocked the basketball player's shot." }, { "definition": "To specify the positions and movements of the actors.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly." }, { "definition": "To hit with a block.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To play a block shot.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I tried to send you a message, but you've blocked me!" }, { "definition": "To wait.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable." }, { "definition": "To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard." }, { "definition": "To shape or sketch out roughly.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/block" ] } ]