English Explanatory Dictionary

building block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
  2. A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.
  3. A component that is an essential part of a larger system.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-building block.wav

Word forms

building block building blocks

Related words

stepping stone stumbling block

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 基礎 /基础 Dutch: bouwsteen Finnish: rakennusosa Finnish: rakennusosanen French: brique French: bloc de construction French: composante French: élément constitutif German: Baustein Hungarian: építőkő Norwegian Bokmål: byggeblokk Norwegian Bokmål: byggestein Norwegian Nynorsk: byggestein Portuguese: bloco de construção Russian: строи́тельный блок Turkish: yapı taşı Polish: blok Polish: budulec
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