how to pronounce blocks

/ˈblɑːks/

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blocks is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of blocks in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to go and it just blocks up the nose …”

meanings of blocks

noun:

Plural of block.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of block.

blocks frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word blocks occurs in english on average 27.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics blocks can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that blocks can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;