Definitions for BLOCKS
blocks

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. blocks

   The several transverse pieces or logs of timber, piled in plane, on which a ship is built, or to place her on for repair: they consist of solid pieces of oak laid on the ground-ways.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BLOCKS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4391

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BLOCKS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4180

How to pronounce BLOCKS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BLOCKS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLOCKS in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLOCKS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of BLOCKS in a Sentence

1. Keziah Ridgeway:

   Can( CRT) influence the way that some teachers teach ? Yeah, but that's a good thing, right ? Because race and racism are literally the building blocks of this country. So how can you not talk about it ?

2. Walfredo Dimaguila:

   What we plan is to turn them into hollow blocks and bricks and sell them to interested companies.

3. Karen Bass:

   These attacks against members of our Jewish community in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood are absolutely unacceptable, at a time of increased anti-Semitism, these acts have understandably set communities on edge. Just last December, I stood blocks away from where these incidents occurred as we celebrated the first night of Hanukkah together.

4. Paul McGloin:

   I pass here five, six times a day because I live two blocks from here and when I looked I couldn't believe it, to see that it was tipped over.

5. Miguel Montargès:

   We have directly witnessed the formation of so-called stardust, the dust expelled from cool evolved stars, such as the ejection we've just witnessed, could go on to become the building blocks of terrestrial planets and life.

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References

1. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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