bloc vs block

Definitions

noun

1. a group of countries in special alliance

Examples

Sewage overflowed into wash basins at West Middlesex Hospital following a blockage in one of the toilets.

Which drugs become blockbusters is in many respects a lottery.

A couple of commendable but slight folk covers albums in the early Nineties lead to assertions of writer's block.

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Definitions

noun

1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
2. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
3. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
4. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
5. a platform from which an auctioneer sells

verb

1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
2. block passage through
3. interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
4. interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
5. support, secure, or raise with a block

Examples

Sewage overflowed into wash basins at West Middlesex Hospital following a blockage in one of the toilets.

Which drugs become blockbusters is in many respects a lottery.

A couple of commendable but slight folk covers albums in the early Nineties lead to assertions of writer's block.

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