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anvil
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
briquet, briquette
a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
bar, cake
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
chock, wedge
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
chopping block
a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
crosshead
metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
cube, square block
a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
domino
a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
block of metal, ingot, metal bar
metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
nog
a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
nut
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
inking pad, inkpad, pad, stamp pad
a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
slab
block consisting of a thick piece of something
starting block
block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race
step
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
swage block
an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal
type
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
bullion
gold or silver in bars or ingots
butcher block, butcher board
a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
dice, die
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
five, five-spot
a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
four, four-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
hex nut
a nut with a hexagonal shape
ice cube
a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks
kern
the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
locknut, safety nut
supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening
one-spot
a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip
pig
a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
quad, space
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
six, six-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
sprag
a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
square nut
nut with a square shape
packing nut, stuffing nut
a nut used to tighten a stuffing box
tablet
a small flat compressed cake of some substance
tablet
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
tile
a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing nut, wing screw, wing-nut
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning
movable type
printing type in which blocks bearing individual characters can be moved and assembled in any combination
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artefact, artifact
a man-made object taken as a whole
