block
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
Example
“She picked up the block and examined it.”
Other meanings
A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle Dutch "blok" (treetrunk).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “block” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.