What is another word for the blocks?

Pronunciation: [ðə blˈɒks] (IPA)

The term "the blocks" typically refers to a physical grouping of rectangular objects, often used in construction or play. Synonyms for this term could include "building blocks," "bricks," "units," "pieces," "elements," or "sections." Each of these terms provides a slightly different nuance to the idea of "the blocks," emphasizing either their structural function or their creative potential. "Building blocks" and "bricks" imply a more rigid, predetermined use, while "units" and "elements" suggest more flexibility and adaptability. "Pieces" emphasizes the idea of something being assembled from smaller parts, while "sections" suggests a larger whole that has been divided up into distinct parts.

What are the hypernyms for The blocks?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    building blocks, toy blocks, children's blocks, construction blocks, wood blocks.

Famous quotes with The blocks

  • Let me just say something that I forgot, I also hoped and this was very true in the beginning - that this would also be a place that people would be able to walk in to the fountain and use it in a nice way of reading and examining the quotations on the blocks.
    Lawrence Halprin
  • The Southerners understand how to treat the Negro — with firmness and with kindness — and the Negroes are liked below the Mason and Dixon line so long as they keep to their proper relation to the Whites, but in the North the blocks of Negroes in the large cities, migrating from the South, have introduced new complications, which are certain to produce trouble in the future …
    Madison Grant
  • You must remember, once more, that expectations are the blocks with which you build your reality. There are no exceptions to this rule.
    Jane Roberts

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