SQUARE BLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does square block mean? 

• SQUARE BLOCK (noun)
  The noun SQUARE BLOCK has 1 sense:

1. a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube

  Familiarity information: SQUARE BLOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUARE BLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A block in the (approximate) shape of a cube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cube; square block

Hypernyms ("square block" is a kind of...):

block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "square block"):

dice; die (a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers)

ice cube (a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks)

 Context examples 

It is, as he said, beautifully situated, but it is not beautiful in itself, for it is a large square block of a house, whitewashed, but all stained and streaked with damp and bad weather.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)