Contains

• nut

  A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto...

• domino

  A small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has...

• slab

  Block consisting of a thick piece of something.

• ingot

  Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling.

• type

  A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when...

• cube

  A block in the (approximate) shape of a cube.

• chock

  A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object.

• bar

  A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate".

• chopping block

  A steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split.

• anvil

  A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering.

• starting block

  Block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race.

• step

  A solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed.

• briquette

  A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel.

• crosshead

  Metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting...

• nog

  A wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it.

• pad

  A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber s...

• swage block

  An iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal.