stumbling block definition
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- Definition of “stumbling block” - English Dictionary. “stumbling block” in British English. stumbling blocknoun [ C ] Lack of willingness to compromise on both sides is the main/major stumbling block to reaching a settlement.
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block The meaning in city block is 1796, from the notion of a compact mass of buildings; slang meaning fashionable promenade is 1869. block. A term applied in America to a square mass of houses included between four streets.
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Block 1 Block (district subdivision), administrative region in some South Asian countries. 2  City block, the smallest area that is surrounded by streets. 3  License block, a geographically defined area for the purpose of the extraction of natural resources.  Block programming, the result of a programming strategy in broadcasting.
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- This is a major stumbling block for many people. They question why God would be so angry about a simple census ordered by the king, and why so many innocent people had to be punished for David's actions. Because this is a major stumbling block, it is worth taking a closer look into it.
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block Definition of block for English Language Learners. : 1  to be placed in front of (something, such as a road or path) so that people or things cannot pass through. : 2  to place something in front of (something, such as a road) so that people or things cannot go into the area. : 3  to stop (someone or something) from moving through or going by.
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Block (periodic table) A block of the periodic table of elements is a set of adjacent groups. The term appears to have been first used by Charles Janet.[1] The respective highest-energy electrons in each element in a block belong to the same atomic orbital type.
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block A block is a contiguous set of bits or bytes that forms an identifiable unit of data. The term is used in database management, word processing, and network communication.
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Types of Bradycardia - Topic Overview Heart block refers to an abnormality in the way electricity passes through the normal electrical pathways of the heart. The abnormality blocks the electrical impulse from continuing through the normal pathways and usually results in a slower heart rate.
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block Definition of block for English Language Learners : a solid piece of material (such as rock or wood) that has flat sides and is usually square or rectangular in shape : an area of land surrounded by four streets in a city
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- Block definition, a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces. See more.
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Stumbling Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Stumbling: 1  Coordination problems (2126 causes). 2  Balance symptoms (1691 causes).
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- For other uses, see Detour (disambiguation). A detour or (British English: diversion) is a (normally temporary) route taking traffic around an area of prohibited or reduced access, such as a construction site. Detours must be followed and failure to do so may result in fines.
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Block 1 Hat block, a wooden block carved into the shape of a hat by a craftsman known as a block shaper. 2  Postage stamp block, an attached group of postage stamps. 3  Toy block, one of a set of wooden or plastic pieces of various shapes.  Unit block, a type of standardized wooden toy block for children.
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Short block A short block is an engine sub-assembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the head gasket but above the oil pan.[1] An in-block cam engine includes the camshaft, timing gear, and any balance shafts. Overhead cam engines don't include those parts. Applications. Mechanics purchase a shortblock as a quicker way to rebuild an engine—avoiding the work and time of rebuilding and assembling the shortblock components. Companies that provide short blocks may also offer performance improving engine work.
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roadblock roadblock. 1  n any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective. 2  n a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
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blockbusting Blockbusting was a business process of U.S. real estate agents and building developers to convince white property owners to sell their house at low prices, which they did by promoting fear in those house owners that racial minorities would soon be moving into the neighborhood.
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- stumbling blocknoun [ C ] uk ​ /ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ ˌblɒk/ us ​ /ˈstʌm.bəl.ɪŋ ˌblɑːk/. › something that prevents action or agreement: Lack of willingness to compromise on both sides is the main/major stumbling block to reaching a settlement. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Difficult things and people. a (heavy) cross to bear idiom. a bitter pill (to swallow) idiom. a hard/tough nut to crack idiom.
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bridge 1. Literally, to destroy a bridge or path behind oneself, so that others cannot follow. This usage is often related to military action. When the troops retreated from the area, they were sure to burn their bridges behind them. 2.
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heart block Noun. 1. heart block-recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat. Adams-Stokes syndrome, atrioventricular block, Stokes-Adams syndrome. arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia-an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart.
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Mutations Block mutations are changes to segments of a chromosome, resulting in large scale changes in the DNA of an organism. Block mutations are commonly caused by transposons, mobile genetic elements that can change positions within the genome and, by doing so, alter the sequence of genes. Cystic fibrosis is an example of a disease which can result from a nonsense mutation (this may not be the only cause though). 2  Frameshift mutations occur when the addition or removal of a base alters the reading frame of the gene.
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10 Things Your Poop Can Teach You Poo can sink or swim, and there’s nothing life-threatening in a poo that floats: in many cases, it is simply a sign of a poor diet. 5. Grease the Wheels. While a floater isn’t necessarily a bad sign, it’s still important to be aware of other factors that can accompany that floater.inally, your poo can simply affect how you feel. There is the potential for a large poo to cause your rectum to distend and your vagus nerve to fire, resulting in a pleasant increase of blood flow to the brain.
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block cipher A block cipher is a method of encrypting text (to produce ciphertext) in which a cryptographic key and algorithm are applied to a block of data (for example, 64 contiguous bits) at once as a group rather than to one bit at a time. The main alternative method, used much less frequently, is called the stream cipher.
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BUILDING BLOCK A block of material used in construction work. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Hypernyms (building block is a kind of...): building material (material used for constructing buildings) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of building block): ashlar (a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes) breeze block; cinder block; clinker block (a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate)
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- Stumbling block. For other uses, see Stumbling block (disambiguation). A stumbling block or scandal in the Bible is a metaphor for a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin.
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- 1 when an opposing blocker is in the net, or has a centerline violation. 2  a dig attempt that crosses the net and lands on the floor for a point the attacking team. 3  an attack followed immediately by an official's called blocking error (see block error).
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roadblock A literal roadblock is  a barricade or obstruction that's meant to block traffic. A figurative roadblock is any situation you encounter that makes it difficult or impossible to do what you want or need to do. When a driver encounters a roadblock, she has to stop and go back, or to take a detour and use a different route. This sort of roadblock might be set up to divert cars away from construction or an accident. Other roadblocks are obstructions to progress, like a lawsuit that halts construction on a building or the high cost of something: The price of converting to a solar water heater was a roadblock to our plans.