ETYM Old Eng. blok; cf. French bloc (fr. Old High Germ.), Dutch and Dan. blok, Swed. and German block, Old High Germ. bloch.
(Homonym: bloc).
1. A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; SYN. cube.
2. A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; SYN. city block.
3. A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.
4. A sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.
5. Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.
6. A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
7. An inability to remember or think of something one normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; SYN. mental block.
ETYM Old Eng. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Swed. and Icel. kaka, Dutch koek, German kuchen, Old High Germ. chuocho.
1. A block of soap or wax; SYN. bar.
2. Made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs.
Debris; useless possessions; trash.
Sip; bite; quantity which fills the mouth
The quantity that can be held in the mouth.
ETYM Old Eng. pece, French pičce, Late Lat. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. w. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. and Irish cuid part, share. Related to Petty.
(Homonym: peace).
1. A separate part of a whole.
2. A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; SYN. slice.
3. An instance of some kind; SYN. bit.
4. An item that is an instance of some type; or.
5. An artistic or literary composition.
6. A distance.
7. An object created by a sculptor.
ETYM Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo a sketch, a splash (whence also French esquisse; cf. Esquisse.); cf. Italian schizzare to splash, to sketch.
(Irregular plural: sketches).
1. Brief description; SYN. vignette.
2. Preliminary drawing for later elaboration; SYN. study.
3. Short descriptive summary (of events); SYN. survey, resume.
A short theatrical episode.
ETYM Old Eng. slice, sclice, Old Fren. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. slîzan to split, slit, tear, German schleissen to slit. Related to Slit.
1. A thin flat piece cut off of some object.
2. A share of something; SYN. piece.
3. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; SYN. fade.
4. A spatula for spreading paint or ink.