BUILDING BLOCK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BUILDING BLOCK?

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Associations of "Building block" (30 Words)

bar	The crossbar of a goal. Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.
barricade	Block off with barricades. Barricade the streets.
barrier	A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress. The mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden.
closure	Apply the closure to a debate or speaker in a legislative assembly. He brings modernistic closure to his narrative.
construction	The industry of constructing buildings, roads, etc. 50 000 more jobs will go from construction.
contraband	Goods that have been imported or exported illegally. Contraband brandy.
cube	Cut food into small cubes. I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself.
cubic	A cubic equation or a curve described by one. A cubic room.
dice	A game played with dice. His side continue to dice with disaster.
difficulty	The quality of being difficult. There is a practical difficulty.
disallow	Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
discouraged	Having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened. The accident left others discouraged about going there.
fence	Surround or protect with a fence. Walkers may find themselves fenced out of the moor.
forbid	(of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent. All vehicles are forbidden.
interdict	A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity. I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages.
interdiction	A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity. The interdiction of the slave trade.
lattice	An interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice. The lattice of branches above her.
levee	A ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water.
pessimistic	Tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. He was pessimistic about the prospects.
prohibit	Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. He is prohibited from becoming a director.
prohibitionist	A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.
prohibitory	Tending to discourage (especially of prices.
proscribe	Denounce or condemn. A plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors.
rampart	Fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart. A castle with ramparts and a moat.
scaffold	Provide with a scaffold for support. Scaffold the building before painting it.
square	Denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object. A square deal.
stance	A site on a street for a market, street vendor’s stall, or taxi rank. She altered her stance resting all her weight on one leg.
stanch	Stop the flow of a liquid.
wall	Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect. A garden wall.