City+block
21Block walking — In combinatorics, block walking is a method useful in thinking about sums of combinations graphically as walks on Pascal s triangle. As the name suggests, block walking problems involve counting the number of ways an individual can walk from one… …
22city — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, sprawling ▪ main, major ▪ small ▪ great …
23block association — an association of residents of a city block who work together to maintain a safe and attractive neighborhood. Also called block club, block organization. [1970 75] * * * block association, U.S. an organization formed by residents of a city block… …
24block — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, Dutch auction, afterthought, agate, agnosia, apply to, aquatint, arm, arrest, auction, auction block, auction sale, autolithograph, ax, balk, ball, bar, barricade, barrier, baseball bat, bat, batch, battery,… …
25block — {{11}}block (n.) solid piece, c.1300, from O.Fr. bloc log, block of wood (13c.), via M.Du. bloc trunk of a tree or O.H.G. bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo , from *bhelg a thick plank, beam (see BALK (Cf. balk)). Meaning mould …
26block — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, close, blockade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, block up, fill up. 2. Mould, shape, form (on a block). 3. Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace. II. n. 1. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone), mass. 2 …
27block association — an association of residents of a city block who work together to maintain a safe and attractive neighborhood. Also called block club, block organization. [1970 75] * * * …
28block to block rule — A rule which purports to carry out the principle of special assessment according to benefit by assessing against the property in a city block the cost and expenses of the acquisition of land for opening a street which runs through the block …
29block party — noun a) A festive event held in the street of a city block. Charles Barkley: Dwight Howards having a block party. b) A slang term for a game where a single player blocks the shots of many other players. Used frequently on Inside the NBA. Kenny… …
30block party — noun : a public party held in the open air (as in a stretch of street temporarily barred to traffic) commonly under the auspices of a public figure or organization compare block dance * * * noun, pl ⋯ ties [count] US : a party that is held… …
