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building block
 
Noun building block has 2 senses
  1. unit, building block - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
    --1 is a kind of thing
    --1 has parts: part, piece
    --1 has particulars:
     chain, chemical chain; couple; unit cell; group, radical, chemical group; molecule
  2. building block - a block of material used in construction work
    --2 is a kind of     building material
    --2 has particulars:
     ashlar; cinder block, clinker block, breeze block; keystone, key, headstone; voussoir
build up build up play build upon build verb buildable builder builders building building block building blocks building code building complex building control over building department building material building permit building plans

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