block | noun (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor. |
| noun (n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each. |
| noun (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat. |
| noun (n.) In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors. |
| noun (n.) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket. |
| noun (n.) A block hole. |
| noun (n.) The popping crease. |
| verb (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc. |
| verb (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. |
| verb (v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. |
| verb (v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat. |
| verb (v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops. |
| verb (v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not. |
| verb (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles. |
| verb (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept. |
| verb (v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way. |
| verb (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work. |
| verb (v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high. |
| verb (v. t.) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. |
| verb (v. t.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. |
chock | noun (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it. |
| noun (n.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc. |
| noun (n.) An encounter. |
| verb (v. t.) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask. |
| verb (v. i.) To fill up, as a cavity. |
| adverb (adv.) Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft. |
| verb (v. t.) To encounter. |
cock | noun (n.) The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. |
| noun (n.) A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. |
| noun (n.) A chief man; a leader or master. |
| noun (n.) The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. |
| noun (n.) A faucet or valve. |
| noun (n.) The style of gnomon of a dial. |
| noun (n.) The indicator of a balance. |
| noun (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. |
| noun (n.) The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock. |
| noun (n.) The notch of an arrow or crossbow. |
| noun (n.) The hammer in the lock of a firearm. |
| noun (n.) A small concial pile of hay. |
| noun (n.) A small boat. |
| noun (n.) A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. |
| verb (v. t.) To set erect; to turn up. |
| verb (v. t.) To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. |
| verb (v. t.) To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. |
| verb (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. |
| verb (v. i.) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. |
| verb (v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. |
| verb (v. i.) To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. |
| verb (v. t.) To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. |
dock | noun (n.) A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination. |
| noun (n.) The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting. |
| noun (n.) A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse. |
| noun (n.) An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. |
| noun (n.) The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. |
| noun (n.) The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. |
| verb (v. t.) to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. |
| verb (v. t.) To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages. |
| verb (v. t.) To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail. |
| verb (v. t.) To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc. |
flock | noun (n.) A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl. |
| noun (n.) A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge. |
| noun (n.) A lock of wool or hair. |
| noun (n.) Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. / pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture. |
| verb (v. i.) To gather in companies or crowds. |
| verb (v. t.) To flock to; to crowd. |
| verb (v. t.) To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with fine flock. |
| (sing. / pl.) Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose. |
jack | noun (n.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. |
| noun (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. |
| noun (n.) An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. |
| noun (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat. |
| noun (n.) A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack |
| noun (n.) A device to pull off boots. |
| noun (n.) A sawhorse or sawbuck. |
| noun (n.) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. |
| noun (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. |
| noun (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. |
| noun (n.) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. |
| noun (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. |
| noun (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. |
| noun (n.) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. |
| noun (n.) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. |
| noun (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. |
| noun (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper. |
| noun (n.) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. |
| noun (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack. |
| noun (n.) The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. |
| noun (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass. |
| noun (n.) A young pike; a pickerel. |
| noun (n.) The jurel. |
| noun (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou. |
| noun (n.) The wall-eyed pike. |
| noun (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. |
| noun (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. |
| noun (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. |
| noun (n.) The knave of a suit of playing cards. |
| noun (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather. |
| noun (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack. |
| verb (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n. |
| verb (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5. |
jerk | noun (n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion. |
| noun (n.) A sudden start or spring. |
| verb (v. t.) To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui. |
| verb (v. t.) To beat; to strike. |
| verb (v. t.) To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull, or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat off. |
| verb (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone. |
| verb (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts. |
| verb (v. i.) To flout with contempt. |
junk | noun (n.) A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk. |
| noun (n.) Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships. |
| noun (n.) Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers. |
| noun (n.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships. |
| noun (n.) A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters. |