wood block
Britishnoun
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a small rectangular flat block of wood that is laid with others as a floor surface
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music another word for Chinese block
Example Sentences
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Another webpage described the Los Gatos-based Fountaine as an innovation prodigy, having created a hot dog cooker made of two nails, a wood block and a stripped electric cord at the age of 6.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
“Tipping Point” is a piece explicitly concerned with the climate — a metronomic wood block taps out the moments as the earth approaches the titular point of no return.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023
String art: Use a cookie cutter to make a template of a heart on a piece of paper, then hammer nails along the heart shape on a wood block.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
Unlike iron, the wood block does not sink in the water but instead floats on the water’s surface.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
As it crawled up the steep incline, a young man jumped out and ran alongside, carrying a wood block, ready to throw it behind the back tire if the lorry were to roll back.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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