“block”

Definitions

• noun

  a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

  Synonyms: boeotian, afterthought, agate, agnosia, aquatint, arm, arrest, auction, autolithograph, ax, balk, ball

  • Example:“The pyramids were built with large stone blocks.”

• noun

  a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

  Synonyms: city block

  • Example:“He lives in the next block.”

• noun

  a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

  Synonyms: cube

• noun

  a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

  • Example:“He reserved a large block of seats.”
  • Example:“He held a large block of the company's stock.”

• noun

  housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

  • Example:“There is a block of classrooms in the west wing.”

• noun

  (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

  • Example:“Since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms ‘block’ and ‘sector’ are sometimes used interchangeably.”