cement block (noun)

  • 1cement block — noun : concrete block …

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  • 2breeze block — noun a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain • Syn: ↑cinder block, ↑clinker block • Hypernyms: ↑building block * * * Brit. a cinder block. [1920 25] * * * breeze block UK US …

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  • 3cinder block — noun a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in Britain • Syn: ↑clinker block, ↑breeze block • Hypernyms: ↑building block * * * noun, pl ⋯ blocks [count] US : a block that is made of… …

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  • 4cement — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wet ▪ cold ▪ hard VERB + CEMENT ▪ mix ▪ pour …

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  • 5block — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid piece of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ solid ▪ cement …

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  • 6concrete block — noun : a hollow building unit of concrete called also cement block * * * concrete block, a gray, rectangular building block of concrete, usually cast with hollow cores …

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  • 7breeze block — breeze ,block noun count BRITISH a large light brick made from CEMENT and CINDERS that is used in building …

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  • 8cinder block — cinder ,block noun count AMERICAN a large light brick made from CEMENT and cinders that is used in building …

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  • 9breeze block — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lightweight building brick made from cinders mixed with sand and cement. ORIGIN breeze from French braise live coals …

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  • 10continental block — noun or continental mass : continent 6 * * * continental block, a block of the earth s crust consisting of a continent and its continental shelf; continental mass: »Forces in the ocean floor slowly move to squeeze the sediment and cement it… …

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