noun

 

piece a solid piece of something, usually in the shape of a square or rectangle

a block of ice/stone/wood

 

distance the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it

They only live two blocks away from the school.

 

building a large building containing many apartments or offices

a block of flats

 

group of buildings a square group of buildings or houses with roads on each side

Omar took the dog for a walk round the block.

 

cannot think If you have a block about something, you cannot understand it or remember it.

I had a complete mental block about his name.

 

stop progress something that makes it difficult to move or make progress

 

amount an amount or group of something that is considered together

 

verb

 

cannot pass to prevent anyone or anything from passing through a place

 

stop progress to stop something from happening or making progress

The council's blocked plans for a new supermarket.

 

cannot see to be between someone and the thing they are looking at, so that they cannot see

A pillar was blocking my view.