ADJ

big, huge, large, massive
small
solid
concrete, stone, wooden
building
starting (for a runner)
aiming to be first out of the starting blocks
breeze

ADJ

high-rise, tower
administration, apartment, cell, office
The prisoners had been transferred to a different cell block

PREP

in a/the ~
She lives in a modern apartment block
~ of
a block of flats

ADJ

mental, writer's
The author denies that she is experiencing writer's block

VERB + BLOCK

experience, have, suffer from
I suddenly had a mental block and couldn't remember his name

ADV

completely
almost
partially, partly
off, up
The old route is completely blocked off. Don't block up the corridor with all these boxes

VERB + BLOCK

try to
move to
One of the men moved to block their path

PREP

with
The exit was blocked with beer crates

ADV

successfully
effectively
The new rules would effectively block protesters' attempts to assert their rights
completely
Black clouds had completely blocked out the sun
almost

VERB + BLOCK

attempt to, seek to, try to
move to
The group has moved to block the government's proposals
PHRASAL VERBS block sth out