a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements |
a block or die used to imprint a mark or design | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores | an obstruction in a pipe or tube |
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving | 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 small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine |
a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid | a platform from which an auctioneer sells |
a type or class | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units |
something that can be used as an official medium of payment | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension |
the distinctive form in which a thing is made | 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 |