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bloc [blocs] (group of voters or politicians) noun [UK: blɒk] [US: ˈblɑːk] | blokknoun |
block [blocks] (distance from one street to another) noun [UK: ˈblɒk] [US: ˈblɑːk] | blokknoun |
block [blocks] (group of buildings demarcated by streets) noun [UK: ˈblɒk] [US: ˈblɑːk] | (Bokmål) kvartalnoun (Nynorsk) kvartalnoun |
block [blocks] (substantial often approximately cuboid piece) noun [UK: ˈblɒk] [US: ˈblɑːk] | klossnoun |
block and tackle (system of several pulleys) noun [UK: ˈblɒk ənd ˈtæk.l̩] [US: ˈblɑːk ænd ˈtæk.l̩] | (Bokmål) taljenoun (Nynorsk) taljenoun |
block capital (hand-written capital) noun | (Bokmål) blokkbokstavnoun (Nynorsk) blokkbokstavnoun |
block heater (an electric heater that heats the engine of a car to ease starting in cold weather) noun | (Nynorsk) motorvarmarnoun |
block letter (hand-written capital) noun [UK: ˈblɒk.ˈle.tə] [US: ˈblɒk.ˈle.tə] | (Bokmål) blokkbokstavnoun (Nynorsk) blokkbokstavnoun |
blockade [blockades] (isolation of something) noun [UK: blɒˈk.eɪd] [US: ˌblɑːˈk.eɪd] | (Bokmål) blokadenoun (Nynorsk) blokadenoun |
blockage [blockages] (state of being blocked) noun [UK: ˈblɒkɪdʒ] [US: ˈblɑːkɪdʒ] | (Bokmål) tilstoppingnoun (Nynorsk) tilstoppingnoun |
blocked (obstructed, of flow) adjective [UK: blɒkt] [US: ˈblɑːkt] | (Bokmål) tilstoppetadjective |
blockfield (rock surface) noun | (Bokmål) blokkmarknoun |
building block (block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk] | (Nynorsk) byggjeklossnoun |
building block (component that is part of a larger construction) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk] | (Bokmål) byggeblokknoun (Nynorsk) byggesteinnoun |
knife block (block into which kitchen knives may be stored) noun | (Bokmål) knivblokknoun |
roadblock [roadblocks] (Something that blocks or obstructs a road) noun [UK: ˈrəʊd.blɒk] [US: ˈroʊd.blɑːk] | (Bokmål) veisperringnoun (Nynorsk) vegsperringnoun |
tower block (tall building) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r) ˈblɒk] [US: ˈtaʊər ˈblɑːk] | (Bokmål) høyhusnoun (Nynorsk) høghusnoun |
writer's block (the temporary inability to write) noun | skrivesperrenoun |