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blok.

block (cuboid piece of hard material)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblɔk/
  1. block (cuboid piece of hard material)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block

    inanimate · masculine
  3. block, cellblock

    inanimate · masculine
  4. block, pad (for writing)

    inanimate · masculine
  5. block (series of similar items)

    inanimate · masculine
  6. bloc

    inanimate · masculine
  7. block, miniature sheet (joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape)

    inanimate · masculine
    blok okolicznościowy/pamiątkowy
    wydać blok
  8. code block (block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language)

    inanimate · masculine
  9. block (defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court)

    inanimate · masculine
  10. heart block

    inanimate · masculine
    blok serca
    blok przedsionkowo-komorowy
  11. engine block

    inanimate · masculine
    blok napędowy
    blok cylindrów
  12. block, pulley wheel, sheave

    inanimate · masculine
  13. a type of desert made from powdered milk and crushed biscuits or wafers

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Block. Noun sense 8 is a semantic loan from English code block, noun sense 9 is a semantic loan from English block, noun sense 10 is a semantic loan from English heart block, and noun sense 11 is a semantic loan from English engine block. First attested in 1782.

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