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Tall building
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise
Tower_block
2017 fatal fire in West London
On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and
Grenfell_Tower_fire
2012 film
Tower Block is a 2012 British thriller film directed by James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson as their directorial debut, and written by James Moran. The film
Tower_Block_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Compressed earth block, a building block or unit for construction Glass brick, also known as glass block Tower block, a high-rise building Block (district subdivision)
Block
2004 British TV series or programme
Tower Block Dreams was a British documentary series that broadcast on BBC Three during January 2004, investigating the underground music scene on council
Tower_Block_Dreams
High-rise buildings for residential use
Tower blocks began to be built in Great Britain after the Second World War. The first residential tower block, "The Lawn", was constructed in Harlow,
Tower_blocks_in_Great_Britain
Mountain in the state of Wyoming
Block Tower is a (12,215-foot (3,723 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Block Tower is on the west side
Block_Tower
Game played with a tower of blocks
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, creating a progressively
Jenga
Problem of stacking blocks to maximize overhang
In statics, the block-stacking problem (sometimes known as The Leaning Tower of Lire (Johnson 1955), also the book-stacking problem, harmonic staircase
Block-stacking_problem
Brutalist tower block in Kensal Town, London
Trellick Tower is a Grade II* listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Town, London. Opened in 1972, it was commissioned by the Greater London
Trellick_Tower
Tourist attraction in Blackpool, England
name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and
Blackpool_Tower
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Insurance Company Tower (colloquially known as the Met Life Tower and also as the South Building) is a skyscraper occupying a full block in the Flatiron
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
Metropolitan_Life_Insurance_Company_Tower
List of launches of SpaceX's fully reusable Starship
failure Tower abort Ocean success Tower success No attempt 1 2 3 4 5 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 1 2 3 4
List_of_Starship_launches
2010 British TV series or programme
Tower Block of Commons is a British four-episode reality documentary show produced by Love Productions and broadcast on Channel 4 in 2010 where four Members
Tower_Block_of_Commons
Former apartment buildings in Dublin, Ireland
flats—including the seven Ballymun High-tower blocks—in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. Built rapidly in the 1960s, there were 36 blocks in total, consisting of 7 fifteen-storey
Ballymun_Flats
Residential building in London ravaged by fire in 2017
Grenfell Tower is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in West London, England. The tower was completed in 1974 as part of
Grenfell_Tower
Courtyard within the Tower of London
what is now the parade ground between the White Tower and the entrance to the current Waterloo Block. Tower Green is an open space located south of the Chapel
Tower_Green
1993 apartment building collapse in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
305yds The Highland Towers collapse occurred on 11 December 1993 in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Tower Block 1 collapsed from a major
Highland_Towers_collapse
Hong Kong residential block design
Twin Tower (Chinese: 雙塔型) is a 1970s Hong Kong public housing residential block design. In plan, the blocks look like two hollow squares joined at one
Twin_Tower
Tower in Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower (/ˈaɪfəl/ EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer
Eiffel_Tower
2009 fire in a London tower block
The Lakanal House fire occurred in a tower block on 3 July 2009 in Camberwell, London. Six people were killed, and at least 20 injured, when a high-rise
Lakanal_House_fire
2011 British film directed by Joe Cornish
but is killed in turn by Hi-Hatz. The gang try to flee to Wyndham Tower, a tower block, but are attacked outside by the aliens; Biggz is forced to hide
Attack_the_Block
High-rise office building in Austin Texas
Block 185, also known as Sail Tower, is an office skyscraper located at 601 W. 2nd St. in Downtown Austin, Texas. The tower topped out in July 2021. The
Block_185
Season of television series
seventeenth season of Australian reality television series The Block, titled The Block: Fans v Faves, premiered on 8 August 2021 on the Nine Network.
The_Block_season_17
Castle in London, England
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the
Tower_of_London
Bell and clock tower in Ottawa, Canada
The Peace Tower (French: Tour de la Paix) is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings
Peace_Tower
Residential building in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
the sides. The block is 37 metres (121 ft) tall with 11 floors, and contains 88 flats. The building has a similar podium to Balfron Tower, albeit more extensive
Balfron_Tower
Residential building in Bristol, England
Barton House is a residential tower block in the Barton Hill area of Bristol, England. It is the city's oldest tower block and was officially opened on
Barton_House,_Bristol
Residential high-rise building in Fort Worth Texas
The Tower (formerly Block 82 Tower and Bank One Tower) is a 35-story building located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas bound by Taylor Street, Throckmorton
The_Tower_(Fort_Worth,_Texas)
Building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
complex. The West Block adds to the Ottawa skyline three prominent towers: the Mackenzie Tower (added in 1878), the Laurier Tower (added in 1906), and
West_Block
Apartment building complex in Chicago, Illinois, US
Parkway Gardens Apartment Homes, commonly also known as O Block, is a gated private apartment complex in the Greater Grand Crossing community area on
Parkway_Garden_Homes
in the UK, Glasgow witnessed the construction of high-rise housing in tower blocks in the 1960s, intended to replace the decaying tenement buildings originally
Housing_in_Glasgow
Partly collapsed tower block in London
Ronan Point was a 22-storey tower block in Canning Town in Newham, East London, that partially collapsed on 16 May 1968, only two months after it opened
Ronan_Point
Housing estate in the London Borough of Camden
The Estate comprises five high-rise tower blocks with a total of 711 or 717 flats, in four identical 23-storey towers (Taplow, Burnham, Bray, and Dorney)
Chalcots_Estate
Historical neighborhood in California, US
house in foreground, marked 110 N. Broadway. The 1888 City Hall towers on Broadway's 200 block in the distance. Fort Moore Hill, now leveled, at right. c.1893–1900
Victorian Downtown Los Angeles
Victorian_Downtown_Los_Angeles
Subgenre of strategy video game
of different structures that serve to automatically block, impede, attack or destroy enemies. Tower defense is seen as a subgenre of real-time strategy
Tower_defense
1990 science fantasy novelette by Ted Chiang
"Tower of Babylon" is a science fantasy novelette by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in 1990 by Omni. The story revisits the Tower of Babel
Tower_of_Babylon_(story)
Hospital in England
as housing and a gymnasium under the name Repton Park. The hospital block, tower, and chapel, which is now a swimming complex, were designated as a Grade
Claybury_Hospital
Former bell tower in Ottawa, Canada
Tower was the prominent main bell tower of the original Centre Block parliament building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 55-metre-high (180 ft) tower
Victoria_Tower_(Canada)
Mixed usage, residential in Glasgow, Scotland
Anniesland Court is a 22-storey residential tower block in the Anniesland area of Glasgow, Scotland, designed by J Holmes & Partners and completed in
Anniesland_Court
Lighthouse
square stone block tower. It is likely that the lighthouse was originally constructed as a survey tower, part of a network of land survey towers erected across
Pungudutivu_Lighthouse
University tower block in Edinburgh, Scotland
Appleton Tower is a tower block in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned by the University of Edinburgh. When the university developed the George Square area in the
Appleton_Tower
Office in W. Sixth St., Austin
second largest office tower in Austin at 709,000 total square feet as well as the second tallest, behind Block 185. Indeed Tower is made up of a 683,000-square-foot
Indeed_Tower
Former island prison in San Francisco Bay
new water tower to solve the water storage problem, new apartment blocks for officers, improvements to the dock, and the conversion of D-block into isolation
Alcatraz_Federal_Penitentiary
Closed observation tower in Florida
Lake Placid Tower in Lake Placid, Florida, formerly named Placid Tower, Tower of Peace or Happiness Tower, is a closed observation tower 240 feet (73
Lake_Placid_Tower
Digital currency data and news company
$4million from venture capital firms including Greycroft, Pantera Capital, BlockTower Capital and Bloomberg Beta. In 2020, Mike Dudas stepped down and Michael
The_Block_(website)
43-story, 605-foot office skyscraper in San Francisco
Park Tower at Transbay is a 43-story, 605-foot (184 m) office skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The tower is located on Block 5 of the San Francisco
Park_Tower_at_Transbay
Clock tower in London, England
for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Originally named the Clock Tower, the structure was
Big_Ben
Complex of buildings in New York City
several streets to make way for the towers within the World Trade Center. The project involved combining the 12-block area bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty
World Trade Center (1973–2001)
World_Trade_Center_(1973–2001)
Headquarters of Amazon
Doppler (also known as Amazon Tower I and Rufus 2.0 Block 14) is a 524-foot-tall (160 m) office building in Seattle, Washington, which is home to the
Doppler_(building)
2016 video game
Tricky Towers is a physics-based tower building game puzzle video game that uses a form of the block-stacking problem as the central game mechanic. It
Tricky_Towers
2021 building collapse near Miami, Florida, US
On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United
Surfside_condominium_collapse
Skyscraper in London, England
seventh-tallest building in Europe. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975. The Shard's construction began in
The_Shard
2018 video game
obstacles that will block towers' line of sight, preventing them from shooting at Bloons behind them, or do not allow for tower placement. Some obstacles
Bloons_TD_6
Building in Glasgow, Scotland
28-storey, 87m (285ft) BTR tower with a part 9, part 14-storey neighbour. Block B (33m, 10 storeys) will also be BTR, while Block A (27m, 8 storeys) will
City_Wharf
Building in the University of Leicester, England
18-storey tower block containing 270 offices and tutorial rooms; a low-rise building, known within the University as the 'Attenborough Seminar Block', containing
Attenborough_Building
Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois
The Willis Tower, formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago,
Willis_Tower
Proposed skyscraper in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Legends Tower is a planned supertall skyscraper in the Bricktown entertainment district of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The 134-story building
Legends_Tower
Municipal building in Plymouth, Devon, England
Devon, England. The building is in two sections, comprising a 14-storey tower block which housed the council's offices, and a two-storey southern wing called
Plymouth_Civic_Centre
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
shielding. Block 3 boosters have an integrated vented interstage/forward dome, three grid fins instead of the prior four, and use the grid fins as tower catch
SpaceX_Starship
Observation tower in Dallas, Texas
Reunion Tower is a 561 ft (171 m) observation tower in Dallas, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. The tower is located at 300 Reunion
Reunion_Tower
Type of machine
All-terrain Crawler Pick-and-carry Carry deck Telescopic handler Block setting Tower Climbing crane Cargo handling Loader Reach stacker Sidelifter Straddle
Crane_(machine)
Development in Chicago, Illinois
space, and sits atop a block-long base containing an atrium-style retail mall that fronts on the Magnificent Mile. Water Tower Place's opening changed
Water_Tower_Place
Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
of being staffed. It celebrated its centenary in 2003. The concrete block tower is 27.5 metres (90 ft) high, topped by a bluestone gallery. On top of
Norah_Head_Light
Architectural structure in Pyongyang, North Korea
The Juche Tower (more formally, the Tower of the Juche Idea; Korean: 주체사상탑), completed in 1982, is a 170-metre (560 ft) monument in Pyongyang, the capital
Juche_Tower
Outcome of the September 11 attacks
deprecated archival service (link) Christian, Nicholas (2006). "Glasgow tower block to shed light on 9/11 fire". The Scotsman. Archived from the original
Collapse of the World Trade Center
Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center
British architect (1937–2022)
on the structural and fire safety of Tower Blocks following his investigation into the Ronan Point tower block. Webb graduated from the Northern Polytechnic
Sam_Webb_(architect)
Type of fortification
Kai-shek against the Chinese Communist Party. Battery tower Blockhouse No. 1, New York City Block House (Delaware) British hardened field defences of World
Blockhouse
Mixed-use skyscraper development in Downtown Detroit
681-foot (208 m) Hudson's Tower, which will contain an EDITION hotel and condominiums; and the 12-story, 232-foot (71 m) Hudson's Block Building, which contains
Hudson's_Detroit
Residential complex in London, England
residential towers, at 42 storeys and 123 metres (404 ft) high. The top two or three floors of each block comprise three penthouse flats. The towers are: Cromwell
Barbican_Estate
2004, H&R Block announced the construction of its new headquarters, a 17-story tower downtown that was completed in early 2007. The tower serves as the
Architecture_of_Kansas_City
"DBS Building Tower 2". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2009. "Concourse Skyline Block 296". Emporis
List of tallest buildings in Singapore
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Singapore
Office in Alberta, Canada
block between 7 and 8 Avenues South and 2 and 3 Streets West. The structure consists of a five-storey base with two 35-storey towers. The south tower
Toronto-Dominion_Square
Observation tower and museum in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA
The Tower of History (originally the Tower of Missionaries) is a 210-foot (64 m) observation tower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Located at 326 E. Portage
Tower_of_History
1986 video game
System, VS. Tower of Babel, was released in 1986 only in Japan. The player controls Indy Borgnine through 64 levels, using L-shaped blocks and vines in
Tower of Babel (1986 video game)
Tower_of_Babel_(1986_video_game)
Starship: Block 1 (also known as Version 1 or V1), Block 2, and Block 3, the proposed variants include a depot, Starship HLS, and Starship Crew. Block 2 Starships
List_of_Starship_vehicles
1998 video game
unchanged from its predecessor; players must build a profitable and unique tower block complete with various amenities and living accommodations, while balancing
Yoot_Tower
University teaching hospital in Northern Ireland
tower block dominates the Belfast skyline being the third tallest habitable storeyed building in Northern Ireland (after Windsor House and Obel Tower
Belfast_City_Hospital
Skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Petronas Twin Towers. The tower remains a prominent part of the city's skyline. The floor plan of the tower consists of two square-based blocks that interlock
Maybank_Tower_(Malaysia)
first type of structure are proper Clock towers which are structures that fulfil the definition of a tower with a clock face or faces on the exterior
List_of_tallest_clock_towers
Suburban town & townland in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dunmurry at around 17:30 on 15 November 2017. The 56-flat tower block and its sister block Rathmoyne House were built in 1964 by Lisburn City Council
Dunmurry
United States historic place
The Chicago Water Tower is a 182.5-foot (56 m) tall former water tower in Chicago, Illinois. Inside was a 138-foot (42 m) high standpipe, which housed
Chicago_Water_Tower
Residential tower in England
Hadrian's Tower is a residential tower block in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the tallest building in Newcastle. Located at 27 Rutherford Street, construction
Hadrian's_Tower
Board game
one of the many variations of the card game Uno. This game is a block-stacking tower game which combines the gameplay of Uno and that of Jenga. There
Uno_Stacko
Local authority in London, England
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, also known as Tower Hamlets Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Tower_Hamlets_London_Borough_Council
Provincial government building in Ontario, Canada
structure was built in 1926 by architect F. R. Heakes and the tower was added in 1932. Whitney Block is faced with Queenston limestone. The facade is ornamented
Whitney_Block
Historic commercial building in New York, United States
State Tower Building is located on a plot where Genesee, Warren, and Water streets intersect. The whole block is occupied by the structure, with a tower jutting
State_Tower_Building
Mountain in the state of Wyoming
the west side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area and is just southeast of Block Tower. Watch Tower is immediately east of the Continental
Watch_Tower_(mountain)
Mountains in Wyoming, United States
Hills Uplift. The buttes are 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest (N60°W) of Devils Tower between the Little Missouri and the Belle Fourche rivers. The Missouri Buttes
Missouri_Buttes
Major north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles, California
towards the Phillips Block (tower) in the background at center-left. 1910 Post Office and Courthouse which replaced the Downey Block NW corner Temple and
Main_Street_(Los_Angeles)
Fire in a tower block in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 6 April 2010
The Shirley Towers Fire occurred in a tower block on 6 April 2010 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Two firefighters were killed when a fire developed
Shirley_Towers_fire
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
include 432 Park Avenue four blocks southeast, 220 Central Park South one block northwest, Central Park Tower one block west, and the nearby One57. 111
111_West_57th_Street
Slender type of skyscraper
A pencil tower (also known as a skinny skyscraper, pencil-thin tower, super-slender tower, or super-slim tower) is a high-rise building or skyscraper
Pencil_tower
Painting by Paul Delaroche
Chandos. Chandos was a Lieutenant of the Tower at the time of Jane's execution. While imprisoned in the Tower, Jane was attended by ladies in waiting,
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
The_Execution_of_Lady_Jane_Grey
Criticism of the response to a 2017 fire in West London
trained to deal with a situation where they might have to evacuate a tower block. Research by John Sweeney for BBC Newsnight described several issues
Criticism of the response to the Grenfell Tower fire
Criticism_of_the_response_to_the_Grenfell_Tower_fire
Computer case that stands vertically upright
greater than its width, thus having the appearance of an upstanding tower block, as opposed to a traditional "pizza box" computer case whose width is
Computer_tower
Structure, generally over 50 meters tall, for large-scale electric street lighting
used in addition to gas street lighting. The towers were designed to illuminate areas often of several blocks at once, on the "high light" principle. Arc
Moonlight_tower
Residential tower block in London, England
Perronet House is an 11-storey residential council tower block adjacent to the northern roundabout of the Elephant and Castle, in London. In 1969 Sir
Perronet_House
Development in Chicago, Illinois
within 2 blocks. According to original plans, the complex was to be composed of three united structures: a 21-story residential condominium tower called
Block_37
Mixed-use building in London, England
part of the same development, stands a 50-storey residential block named Principal Tower. Immediately to the south of Principal Place, on the opposite
Principal_Place
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
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
Muslim
Black
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.
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
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.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
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.
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.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
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.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Male
English
The Badger
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
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."
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Boy/Male
German American English
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Devotee of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Special Flower of Heaven
Male
Babylonian
, the Pan of the Greeks.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna and Radha
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, Traditional
Lord Buddha
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Worship
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hiteshwar | ஹிதேஷà¯à®µà®°
It means, Heart of God
Male
Hebrew
(ש×ָמִיר) Hebrew name SHAMIYR means "a sharp point," hence "thorn." In the bible, this is the name of two towns.
Boy/Male
Indian
The giver of life
Girl/Female
Japanese
Ball; bell.
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
BLOCK TOWER
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
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.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
a.
Black as jet; deep black.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
a.
Having black eyes.
n.
The striking of a clock.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
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.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
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.
A black pigment or dye.