Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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goldbrick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
block | Yes | No | Yes | No |
goldbrick (noun) | block (noun) |
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anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
an idle worthless person | an obstruction in a pipe or tube |
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope |
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | |
a platform from which an auctioneer sells | |
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units | |
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension | |
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit | |
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings | |
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted | |
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides |
goldbrick (verb) | block (verb) |
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avoid (one's assigned duties) | shape into a block or blocks |
deprive of by deceit | shape by using a block |
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
be unable to remember | |
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals | |
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | |
render unsuitable for passage | |
obstruct | |
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block | |
support, secure, or raise with a block | |
block passage through | |
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | |
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia | |
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | |
stop from happening or developing | |
run on a block system |