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Definition of block
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of block is as below...
Block (v. t.) A
grooved
pulley
or
sheave
incased
in a frame or shell which is
provided
with a hook, eye, or
strap,
by which it may be
attached
to an
object.
It is used to
change
the
direction
of
motion,
as in
raising
a heavy
object
that can not be
conveniently
reached,
and also, when two or more such
sheaves
are
compounded,
to
change
the rate of
motion,
or to exert
increased
force;
-- used
especially
in the
rigging
of
ships,
and in
tackles..
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Necklace
::
Necklace
(n.) A rope or chain
fitted
around
the
masthead
to hold
hanging
blocks
for jibs and
stays.
Bloom
::
Bloom (n.) A mass of
wrought
iron from the
Catalan
forge or from the
puddling
furnace,
deprived
of its
dross,
and
shaped
usually
in the form of an
oblong
block by
shingling..
Log
::
Log (n.) A
weight
or block near the free end of a
hoisting
rope to
prevent
it from being drawn
through
the
sheave.
Block
::
Block (v. t.) The
wooden
mold on which hats,
bonnets,
etc., are
shaped..
Sumpitan
::
Sumph (n.) A
dunce;
a
blockhead.
Blockish
::
Blockish
(a.) Like a
block;
deficient
in
understanding;
stupid;
dull.
Numps
::
Numps (n.) A dolt; a
blockhead.
Block
::
Block (v. t.) A large or long
building
divided
into
separate
houses
or
shops,
or a
number
of
houses
or shops built in
contact
with each other so as to form one
building;
a row of
houses
or
shops..
Jigger
::
"Jigger
(n. & v.) A light
tackle,
consisting
of a
double
and
single
block and the fall, used for
various
purposes,
as to
increase
the
purchase
on a
topsail
sheet in
hauling
it home; the watch
tackle..
Snipe
::
Snipe (n.) A fool; a
blockhead.
Chock
::
Chock (v. t.) To stop or
fasten,
as with a
wedge,
or
block;
to
scotch;
as, to chock a wheel or
cask..
Fid
::
Fid (n.) A block of wood used in
mounting
and
dismounting
heavy guns.
Hardhead
::
Hardhead
(n.)
Block's
gurnard
(Trigla
gurnardus)
of
Europe.
Nut
::
Nut (n.) A
perforated
block
(usually
a small piece of
metal),
provided
with an
internal
or
female
screw
thread,
used on a bolt, or
screw,
for
tightening
or
holding
something,
or for
transmitting
motion.
See
Illust.
of lst
Bolt..
Chipping
::
Chipping
(n.) The act or
process
of
cutting
or
breaking
off small
pieces,
as in
dressing
iron with a
chisel,
or
reducing
a
timber
or block of stone to
shape..
Bond
::
Bond (n.) The union or tie of the
several
stones
or
bricks
forming
a wall. The
bricks
may be
arranged
for this
purpose
in
several
different
ways, as in
English
or block bond (Fig. 1), where one
course
consists
of
bricks
with their ends
toward
the face of the wall,
called
headers,
and the next
course
of
bricks
with their
lengths
parallel
to the face of the wall,
called
stretchers;
Flemish
bond
(Fig.2),
where each
course
consists
of
headers
and
stretchers
alternately,
so laid as
always
to break jo
Lignum-vitae
::
Lignum-vitae
(n.) A tree
(Guaiacum
officinale)
found in the warm
latitudes
of
America,
from which the
guaiacum
of
medicine
is
procured.
Its wood is very hard and
heavy,
and is used for
various
mechanical
purposes,
as for the
wheels
of
ships'
blocks,
cogs,
bearings,
and the like. See
Guaiacum..
Fish-block
::
Fish-block
(n.) See
Fish-tackle.
Fair-leader
::
Fair-leader
(n.) A
block,
or ring,
serving
as a guide for the
running
rigging
or for any
rope..
Polytype
::
Polytype
(n.) A cast, or
facsimile
copy, of an
engraved
block,
matter
in type, etc. (see
citation);
as, a
polytype
in
relief..
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