block
n. countablen. A solid piece of material, like wood or stone, that usually has flat sides. It can also mean the area in a city between four streets, or a large building with many apartments or offices.
n. A solid mass of a hard material, typically with flat surfaces. It also refers to a rectangular area in a city bounded by streets, or a large, multi-unit building.
The child plays with a wooden block.
The new apartment block on the corner has a gym for all its residents.
The sculptor started with a rough block of marble, envisioning the finished form that lay dormant within the stone.
* A Germanic surname (German, Dutch and English), from German Block and Dutch blok respectively. As an English surname from the same cognate, block. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Bloch. Also see Vlach.