Block
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets A group of buildings in a city or town, demarcated by streets. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern. The human head. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end. A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster). A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop. A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship. A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage). An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground. A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter's court. A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. To prevent (something or someone) from passing. To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). To impede an opponent in sports. To specify the positions and movements of the actors. To hit with a block. To play a block shot. To refuse to communicate with somebody by telephone, instant messaging, etc. To wait.
Example sentence: The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
Stop
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: Prone to halting or hesitation.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cease moving.To come to an end.To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.To cause (something) to come to an end.To close or block an opening.To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.To stay a while.To tarry.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A (usually marked) place where line buses or trams halt to let passengers get on and off.An action of stopping; interruption of travel.A device intended to block the path of a moving object; as, a door stop.A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.Short for a stopper, used in the phrase 'pull out all the stops'.A function that halts playback or recording in devices such as videocassette and DVD player.A button that activates the stop function.A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.The depression in a dog's face between the skull and the nasal bones.An f-stop.
Example sentence: The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.