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building block

building block noun: a component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.

Noun

building block (plural building blocks)

  1. (literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
    1. (literally) 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.
  2. (figuratively) A component that is an essential part of a larger system.
    • Words are the building blocks of a language.
    • Cells are the building blocks of life.

building block meaning in Tamil

building block in Tamil

கட்டடக்கண்டம்

Forms of building block

pluralbuilding blocks

Questions about building block

What does building block mean?
Building block means a component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
What is building block in Tamil?
Building block in Tamil is கட்டடக்கண்டம். See Building block meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is building block?
Building block is a noun.
What is the plural of building block?
The plural of building block is building blocks.

Words near building block in the dictionary

  1. building
  2. building a better mousetrap
  3. building a case
  4. building air castles
  5. building and pest
  6. building block
  7. building blocks
  8. building bridges
  9. building castles in the air
  10. building character
  11. building code

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Adapted from Wiktionary: building block (page history and authors); building block (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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