Block

What “Block” means

Noun

1. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
2. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
3. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
4. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
5. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

Verb

1. To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
2. To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
3. To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
4. To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
5. To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).

Where the word comes from

From Middle English blok (“log, stump, solid piece”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Dutch *blok (“log”), from Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old Frisian blok, Old Saxon blok, Old High German bloh, bloc (“block”), Old English bolca (“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr (“divider, partition”). More at balk. See also bloc, bulk.

Business name ideas with “Block”

Industries where “Block” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Blockchain Startup
• Toy Store
• Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
• Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing
• Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores