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building blocks

building blocks is the plural of building block.

Meaning of building block

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.

Synonyms of building blocks

Questions about building blocks

What is building blocks the plural of?
Building blocks is the plural of building block.

Words near building blocks in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: building blocks (page history and authors); building block (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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