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Topics referred to by the same term
Block structure may refer to: In mathematics, block structure is a possible property of matrices – see block matrix In computer science, a programming
Block_structure
Standard-sized block used in construction
terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction. The use of blockwork allows structures to be built in the traditional masonry
Concrete_block
Demarcated group of source code statements that run in sequence
a block of source code is a grouping of statements that execute in sequential order, top to bottom. The block structure is fundamental to structured programming
Block_(programming)
Lossless compression algorithm
Each block has a 3-bit header with two fields: BFINAL (first bit): 1 if this is the last block in the sequence, else 0. BTYPE (next two bits): Block type
Deflate
Native alphabet of the Korean language
to use Hangul only or mixed script, whether to abandon the syllable block structure and write linearly, and whether to write vertically or horizontally
Hangul
Dialect of Lisp
calculus. Scheme inherits its block structure from earlier block structured languages, particularly ALGOL. In Scheme, blocks are implemented by three binding
Scheme_(programming_language)
Programming paradigm based on block-based control flow
Structured programming is a programming paradigm characterized by source code that uses block-based source code structure to encode control flow such
Structured_programming
Programming language for programmable logic controllers
programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It is a high level language that is block structured and syntactically resembles Pascal, on which it is based. All of the
Structured_text
Set of adjacent groups
by Charles Janet. Each block is named after its characteristic orbital: s-block, p-block, d-block, f-block and g-block. The block names (s, p, d, and f)
Block_(periodic_table)
Algorithm in a thread whose failure cannot cause another thread to fail
structures. If one thread attempts to acquire a lock that is already held by another thread, the thread will block until the lock is free. Blocking a
Non-blocking_algorithm
Block of expansion sets in Magic: The Gathering
Mirage was the first official block structure in Magic: The Gathering. This new block structure consisted of three expansion sets and would continue for
Mirage_(Magic:_The_Gathering)
Concept in graph theory
or more generally of "stochastic block models", a general class of random network models containing community structure. Other more flexible benchmarks
Community_structure
Part of an internal combustion engine
combustion engine, the engine block is the structure that contains the cylinders and other components. The engine block in an early automotive engine
Engine_block
Programming language
the same name) which was the first language to use indentation for block structure. ABC had a major influence on the design of the Python language, whose
ABC_(programming_language)
Concrete breakwater element
wave-dissipating concrete block used to prevent erosion caused by weather and longshore drift, primarily to enforce coastal structures such as seawalls and
Tetrapod_(structure)
Programming language
procedure or function. This is similar to the block structure of ALGOL 60, but restricted from arbitrary block statements to just procedures and functions
Pascal_(programming_language)
Technique in mathematical optimization
very large linear programming problems that have a special block structure. This block structure often occurs in applications such as stochastic programming
Benders_decomposition
Rule system for formal languages
phrases in some natural language are built from smaller blocks, capturing the "block structure" of sentences in a natural way. Its simplicity makes the
Context-free_grammar
Theorem about a certain class of control-flow graphs
function using only the following three control structures to combine subprograms (statements and blocks): Sequence Executing one subprogram, and then another
Structured_program_theorem
Lightweight, precast building material
environments, absorbed water may expand upon freezing and cause damage to the block structure. Protective finishes and proper detailing are typically recommended
Autoclaved_aerated_concrete
Smallest area that is surrounded by streets
city block, residential block, urban block, houseblock, or simply block is the smallest group of buildings that is surrounded by streets. City blocks are
City_block
Kind of cellular automaton
a block cellular automaton, with the same block structure and with a transition rule that inverts the original automaton's rule within each block. The
Block_cellular_automaton
Type of fire
reported in certain structures in their area. This plan may include mobilizing the nearest aerial firefighting vehicle to a tower block, or a foam-carrying
Structure_fire
Distributed data store for digital transactions
each block contains information about the previous block, they effectively form a chain (viz. linked list data structure), with each additional block linking
Blockchain
Type of programming paradigm in computer science
syntax-directed compilers. It added features like: block structure, where variables were local to their block arrays with variable bounds "for" loops functions
Imperative_programming
Comprehensive list of Magic: The Gathering card sets since its inception in 1993
large-small-small block structure began to be varied, with some blocks including a second large set later in the cycle. Starting with the Battle for Zendikar block in
List of Magic: The Gathering sets
List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets
Hexaferrite
ferrites or hexaferrites are a family of ferrites with hexagonal crystal structure. The most common member is BaFe12O19, also called barium ferrite, BaM
Hexagonal_ferrite
Past and present exist while the future does not
The growing (evolving) block universe (GBU / EBU), or the growing block view, is a theory of time arguing that the past and present both exist, while the
Growing_block_universe
Hierarchy/layout for directing inodes in a Unix File System
indirect block to contain the thirteenth address. The inode pointer structure not only allows for files to easily be allocated to non-contiguous blocks, it
Inode_pointer_structure
Rural area earmarked for administration and development in India
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply a block is a sub-division of a district, administratively earmarked for planning and development
Community_development_block
Studies linear representations of finite groups over fields of positive characteristic
block is unique up to conjugacy and has a strong influence on the structure of the block. For example, if the defect group is trivial, then the block
Modular_representation_theory
Interpreter for BASIC software
can be used but are optional) Line graphics in color Structured programming—various block structures, named subroutines with local variables and return
Yabasic
Ordered arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a crystalline material
predicting stable crystal structures based on the knowledge of only the chemical composition has long been a stumbling block on the way to fully computational
Crystal_structure
This is a list of full-block structures in New York City: 111 Eighth Avenue, full-block Art Deco multi-use building located between Eighth and Ninth Avenues
List of full-block structures in New York City
List_of_full-block_structures_in_New_York_City
Graphical representation of [[Black box]] structure
Block Definition Diagrams (BDD) are a structural representation of blocks, interfaces, and relationships. The BDD represents the structure of the System
Block_definition_diagram
Tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
same structure as the fourth. The sixth row of the table likewise starts with two s-block elements: caesium and barium. After this, the first f-block elements
Periodic_table
Block diagonal matrix of Jordan blocks
3 block with eigenvalue 0, two 2 × 2 blocks with eigenvalue the imaginary unit i, and a 3 × 3 block with eigenvalue 7. Its Jordan-block structure is
Jordan_matrix
Concept in network science
useful benchmark for the task of recovering community structure in graph data. The stochastic block model takes the following parameters: The number n {\displaystyle
Stochastic_block_model
Conversion of character sequences into token sequences in computer science
off-side rule languages that delimit blocks with indenting, initial whitespace is significant, as it determines block structure, and is generally handled at the
Lexical_analysis
Graphical representation of internal (whitebox) structure
Internal Block Diagrams (IBD) are a static representation of the internal structure of blocks. Where the BDDs represent a black box view of the system
Internal_block_diagram
Structure containing file system metadata
superblock is read to determine critical parameters such as block size, journaling state, and AG structure. If the superblock is unreadable, the mount operation
Superblock_(file_system)
Graphical representation of a computer program or algorithm
we can flatten that structure into a sequence of labeled blocks. To make the control flow explicit, we will require each block to end in either goto
Control-flow_graph
Method of analysis in probability theory
continuous-time Markov chain whose transition rate matrix has a repetitive block structure. The method was developed "largely by Marcel F. Neuts and his students
Matrix_geometric_method
United States historic place
Office. Commercial structures include the Citizens Bank and Trust, the Letson Block, the Medigovich Building II, the Muheim Block, and the Johnson Building
Bisbee_Historic_District
File system for the Linux kernel
Example of ext2 inode structure: Quote from the Linux kernel documentation for ext2: There are pointers to the first 12 blocks which contain the file's
Ext2
Genomic region containing only a few distinct haplotypes
Peter; Nordborg, Magnus; Sun, Fengzhu (December 2002). "Haplotype Block Structure and Its Applications to Association Studies: Power and Study Designs"
Haplotype_block
Instructions a computer can execute
syntax-directed compilers. It added features like: block structure, where variables were local to their block. arrays with variable bounds. "for" loops. functions
Computer_program
Family of V8 and V6 engines
The General Motors LS-based small-block engines are a family of V8 and offshoot V6 engines designed and manufactured by the American automotive company
General Motors LS-based small-block engine
General_Motors_LS-based_small-block_engine
Three dimensional shape of a protein
Protein tertiary structure is the three-dimensional shape of a protein. The tertiary structure will have a single polypeptide chain "backbone" with one
Protein_tertiary_structure
Personality traits
character structure as it applies to body structure and development as well as mental health For Wilhelm Reich, character structures are based upon blocks—chronic
Character_structure
Systems programming language
popular and common, and BLISS faded into obscurity. BLISS is a typeless block-structured programming language based on expressions rather than statements, and
BLISS
Technique in photogrammetry and computer vision
framework of bundle adjustment, the normal equations have a sparse block structure owing to the lack of interaction among parameters for different 3D
Bundle_adjustment
Optical disc copyright protection system
the physical support of the disc, follows a complex structure. The MKB is distributed in blocks that contain the version of the Media key, the list of
Media_Key_Block
Communications protocol standard in FM radio broadcasts
Block 1 and Block 2 are structures that will always be present in both group versions, for fast and responsive identifications. The first block of every
Radio_Data_System
Structure of file system that writes all information to a circular buffer
A log-structured filesystem is a file system in which data and metadata are written sequentially to a circular buffer, called a log. The design was first
Log-structured_file_system
Arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process
Song structure is the arrangement of a song, and is a part of the songwriting process. It is typically sectional, which uses repeating forms in songs
Song_structure
Identification of nonlinear systems
approaches, each defined by a model class: Volterra series models, Block-structured models, Neural network models, NARMAX models, and State-space models
Nonlinear system identification
Nonlinear_system_identification
Building in West Bengal, India
decades. But only the main block, including the rotunda and five main blocks, are officially classified as heritage structures. The elevation of the building
Writers'_Building
Type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada
less than or equal to 10 km2 (3.9 mi2) "a boundary that respects the block structure from the previous census, where possible." In 2006, the criteria required
Designated_place
American multi-role fighter aircraft
new F-16 Block 70/72 was Bahrain. Greece announced the upgrade of 84 F-16C/D Block 52+ and Block 52+ Advanced (Block 52M) to the latest V (Block 70/72)
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
Part of a computer program where a given name binding is valid
of a name binding is a block, which is known as block scope. Block scope is available in many, but not all, block-structured programming languages. This
Scope_(computer_programming)
Work of public art by Manfred Laber
town's 1,200th anniversary. With a new block added every ten years, the structure is planned to consist of 120 blocks when complete after 1,190 years, in
Zeitpyramide
Fifth version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
and shipping. the Octaweb structure is bolted together instead of welded, reducing manufacturing time. Since the debut of Block 5, SpaceX has continued
Falcon_9_Block_5
Cryptography construction
Feistel cipher (also known as Luby–Rackoff block cipher) is a symmetric structure used in the construction of block ciphers, named after the German-born physicist
Feistel_cipher
complicated distribution encoded in the blocks. The stochastic matrix describing the Markov chain has block structure P = ( A 1 ∗ A 2 ∗ A 0 ∗ A 1 A 2 A 0
Quasi-birth–death_process
Shoreline defense
A wave-dissipating concrete block is a naturally or manually interlocking concrete structure designed and employed to minimize the effects of wave action
Wave-dissipating concrete block
Wave-dissipating_concrete_block
Efficient sorting algorithm that combines insert and merge operations
Block sort, or block merge sort, is a sorting algorithm combining at least two merge operations with an insertion sort to arrive at O(n log n) (see Big
Block_sort
Structure in combinatorial mathematics
combinatorial mathematics, a block design is an incidence structure consisting of a set together with a family of subsets known as blocks, chosen such that number
Block_design
in 1902. Moses Block structure is characterized by the fact that it is part of a triangular-shaped block. Aside from that, the structure is very simple
Moses_Block
Town in the state of Florida, United States
ceased publication. The structure, built by Ridge Builders, and previously called the Happiness Tower, is a closed concrete block observation tower located
Lake_Placid,_Florida
Building in Oslo, Norway
the remaining structure was demolished. The murals are planned to be incorporated into a replacement building. The facade of the Y-block towards Akersgata
Y-Block
Soviet/Russian national standard block cipher
standard algorithm, DES. Thus, the two are very similar in structure. GOST has a 64-bit block size and a key length of 256 bits. Its S-boxes can be secret
GOST_(block_cipher)
Building of structures from individual units of stone, bricks, or blocks
enhance this interlocking, and some dry set masonry structures forgo mortar altogether. Stone blocks used in masonry can be dressed or rough, though in
Masonry
VESA standard for metadata
is mandatory, while all extension blocks are optional. This variable structure is based on CEA EDID Extension Block Version 3 first defined in CEA-861-B
DisplayID
general semantics and syntax, and ALGOL provided its lexical scope and block structure. Scheme is a dialect of Lisp but Lisp has evolved; the Lisp dialects
History of the Scheme programming language
History_of_the_Scheme_programming_language
Class of polyurethane plastics
the polymer's structure to the desired final properties of the material. A TPU resin consists of linear polymeric chains in block-structures. Such chains
Thermoplastic_polyurethane
Procedural, imperative computer programming language
its character and were important in meeting the language's goals: Block structure, with underlying semantics (including recursion), similar to Algol
PL/I
Type of cipher
In cryptography, a block cipher is a deterministic algorithm that operates on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks. Block ciphers are the elementary
Block_cipher
Type of American jail
National Register of Historic Places. Elsberry Calaboose: A limestone block structure, it was built around 1896 to replace the original wooden calaboose
One-room_jail
Type of paralyzing anesthetic including lepto- and pachycurares
Neuromuscular-blocking drugs, or Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), block transmission at the neuromuscular junction, causing paralysis of the affected
Neuromuscular-blocking_drug
Place in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
of the Inhulets and Saksahan rivers, and has a linear and elongated block structure. Мельник О. О., Балабанов С. В. Історична енциклопедія Криворіжжя. —
Historical centre of Kryvyi Rih
Historical_centre_of_Kryvyi_Rih
Probability density function in physics
to its internal structure; these form factors are among the most basic observables of the nucleon. (Nucleons are the building blocks of almost all ordinary
Structure_function
Type of computer file existing on IBM mainframe operating systems
program they are stored in the Data Control Block (DCB) or Access Control Block (ACB), which are data structures used to access data sets using access methods
Data_set_(IBM_mainframe)
arrangement is known as block-structured grid. This type of system is more flexible than the previous one. Two-dimensional structured mesh use quadrilaterals
Grid_classification
American author, consultant and speaker
Peter Block (born 1939) is an American author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement
Peter_Block
Building or other structure made largely from soil
pre-formed adobe or mudbricks, compressed earth blocks, earthbags or fired clay bricks. Types of earth structure include earth shelters, where a dwelling is
Earth_structure
Impact structure in India
impact structure (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is an impact structure formed by an asteroid impact. It is situated near Bhonti village in Pichhore block of
Dhala_impact_structure
Blockmodeling process
typically minimizes some inconsistency that can occur with the ideal block structure. Such analysis is focused on clustering (grouping) of the network (or
Deterministic_blockmodeling
Alston Block by the Stainmore Trough. It originated as a geological structure during the Carboniferous Period as a major element in the Pennine Block & Basin
Askrigg_Block
Redoubt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Block House survives. The structure had been converted into a private house in 1785 by Isaac Craig. When Fort Pitt was demolished in 1792, the Block House
Fort_Pitt_Block_House
Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
bill. Designed by Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver, the West Block is an asymmetrical structure built in the Victorian High Gothic style, with load bearing
West_Block
occupied by the Milky Way, blocks out light from several structures, making their limits imprecisely identified. Some structures are too distant to be seen
List of largest cosmic structures
List_of_largest_cosmic_structures
‖ 0 ≤ q {\displaystyle \|R_{i}\|_{0}\leq q} and R has a block structure. The block structure of R refers the fact that each signal is labeled to only
K_q-flats
This is a list of building or structure fires where a building or structure has caught fire. For major urban conflagrations, see List of town and city
List of building or structure fires
List_of_building_or_structure_fires
Closed observation tower in Florida
state that it was the tallest concrete block structure in the world when it opened, with 90,000 concrete blocks, but the magazine Florida Architect states
Lake_Placid_Tower
Set of rules defining correctly structured programs
to indicate the run of a block. In so-called "free-format" languages – that use the block structure derived from ALGOL – blocks of code are set off with
Python_syntax_and_semantics
Abstract mathematical system of two types of objects and a relation between them
incidence structure can be viewed as a hypergraph by identifying the lines with the sets of points that are incident with them. A (general) block design
Incidence_structure
United States historic place
single structure was later divided internally into three buildings, now housing a boutique hotel, and an Irish-themed pub and restaurant. The Arvon Block was
Arvon_Block
Component of the Apollo spacecraft
decided to terminate the crewed Block I phase and redefine Block II to incorporate the review board's recommendations. Block II incorporated a revised CM
Apollo command and service module
Apollo_command_and_service_module
Game played with a tower of blocks
construct'. Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then placed on top of the tower
Jenga
BLOCK STRUCTURE
BLOCK STRUCTURE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Male
English
The Badger
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
BLOCK STRUCTURE
BLOCK STRUCTURE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Modern, Sanskrit
Very Sweet Speaker
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Perseverance; Of Great Patience
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Latin
Lady; Mistress of the House; World Ruler
Boy/Male
Tamil
Without sound, Quiet, Silent
Female
Polish
Pet form of Czech/Polish Irena, IRENKA means "peace."
Boy/Male
English
Cushion; helpful.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Speaker
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Old friend.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Heart
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v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
a.
Having black eyes.
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
The striking of a clock.
n.
To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.