Clues for the word "BLOCK"
We've had 50 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 69 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on September 12, 2026.
Definition of block
- v. t. - A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
- v. t. - The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
- v. t. - The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- v. t. - The pattern or shape of a hat.
- v. t. - A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.
- v. t. - A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.
- v. t. - A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.
- v. t. - The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- v. t. - Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
- v. t. - A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
- v. t. - A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.
- v. t. - A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
- v. t. - A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
- n. - To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
- n. - To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
- n. - To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
Referring Clues
- Urban area
- City division
- Literal element of eight answers in this puzzle
- Lego unit
- Veto
- Jam
- Word with chopping or stumbling
- ___ party (neighborhood get-together)
- Noggin
- Tackle partner
- Keep from happening
- City sector
- Partner of tackle
- Child's building toy
- The 2x2 black square near the middle of this puzzle's grid, e.g., which is part of eight answers
- "Old" chip producer?
- Bar
- One of a set for toddlers
- Thwart
- Impede
- Lego piece
- City square
- Stop
- Building toy
- Kind of party
- Obstruct
- Inhibit
- Protect the quarterback
- Get in the way of
- Prevent progress
- Tetris piece
- "Jenny From the ___"
- Stop urban division
- The Tower, perhaps, where one may have lost one's head?
- Mass of wood etc - set of buildings
- See 20
- Check plug
- Obstruction in built-up area
- Tackle's partner
- Plug
- Chunk (of ice)
- See 5 Down
- Obstruction that may be knocked off?
- Word aptly represented by four black squares in this puzzle
- Beachgoer’s protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle
- Alphabet toy
- The Tower, perhaps, where one may have lost one's head?
- Hinder
- With 63-Across, gathering for this puzzle's attendees
- Word with letter or grant
Last Seen In
- New York Times - September 12, 2026
- Daily Quick - August 18, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - August 11, 2026
- Daily American - June 20, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - June 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 11, 2026
- New York Times - December 31, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 17, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 17, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 14, 2024
- Daily American - June 19, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 04, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - February 29, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - November 09, 2022
- Daily Quick - August 17, 2022
- Daily American - June 19, 2022
- Your Life Choices - December 27, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - November 26, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - September 26, 2017
- Mirror Classic - September 25, 2017
- New York Times - August 06, 2017
- Universal - April 23, 2017
- Rock n Roll Crossword - February 26, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 30, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 14, 2015
- And in 39 more crossword puzzles...