block

noun and verb54 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0

massive block7.5

building block7.5

often used figuratively

stumbling block7.5

figurative, an obstacle

apartment block7.3

office block7.1

concrete block7.0

writer's block7.0

mental block6.9

block of ice6.8

wooden block6.8

cement block6.5

high-rise block6.5

starting block6.2

for a runner

in a prison

cinder block6.0

breeze block5.5

administration block5.2

rectangular block5.0

tenement block4.0

completely block7.8

effectively block7.1

successfully block6.9

almost block6.8

partially block6.3

partly block6.2

completely block out7.2

almost block out6.4

to place a barrier across a route

to fill a space so that nothing can pass

on the chopping block6.0

in a situation where one is likely to be eliminated or fired

in a/the block7.4

around the block7.0

round the block6.5

try to block7.5

attempt to block7.2

move to block6.9

seek to block6.8

have a block6.5

suffer from a block6.2

experience a block6.0

e.g., a block of flats

to obstruct something with an object