Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a
hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.

A piece of box or other wood for engravers’ work.

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.

The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,
whether occupied by buildings or not.

The pattern or shape of a hat.

The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay
their necks when they are beheaded.

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.

The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.

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.