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blockmate

blockmate noun: someone living on the same block.

Noun

blockmate (plural blockmates)

  1. Someone living on the same block
    • Some haven’t seen each other in years; others have arrived with blockmates and best friends. […] Julie E. Kobick ’05 sits across from the two boys; another blockmate from Straus A, she headed up the Harvard Center for Enterprise, a program that fosters entrepreneurial interests among undergraduates.2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025

Forms of blockmate

pluralblockmates

Origin of blockmate

From block + -mate.

Questions about blockmate

What does blockmate mean?
Blockmate means someone living on the same block.
What part of speech is blockmate?
Blockmate is a noun.
What is the plural of blockmate?
The plural of blockmate is blockmates.

Words near blockmate in the dictionary

  1. blocklists
  2. blocklong
  3. blockmaker
  4. blockmakers
  5. blockmaking
  6. blockmate
  7. blockmates
  8. blockmodel
  9. blockmodeling
  10. blockmodels
  11. blocko

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