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Definition: Unblock |
UnblockVerb1. In card games: play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding. 2. Make available, as of assets; or free for sale or publication. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unblock" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
Synonyms: UnblockSynonyms: free (v), release (v), unfreeze (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: freeze (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unblock |
| English words defined with "unblock": angioplasty ♦ closet auger. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unblock": to unblock. (references) |
| "Unblock" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unblock" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 39 | 55,036 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "unblock": to unblock. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "unblock"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | hap (anatomize, cave, detect, dig, disclose, display, dissect, distribute, drive, expand, footstep, inaugurate, move, open, open up, pace, peg, pitch, remove, roll out, spread, start, step, stretch, strew, turn down, turn on, unbolt, unbosom, uncap, unclasp, unclench, unclose, uncork, uncover, undo, undraw, unfurl, unhook, unlatch, unlock, unreel, unseal, unshutter, unwrap, walk). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فتح (conquer, conquest, open, switch on, turn on, unbar, unclose, unfasten, unfold, unlock, unseal, unzip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | деблокирам. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 疏导. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | frigive (release). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vrijgeven (clearing procedure, release, to release, to unblock), deblokkeren (to release, to unblock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dégager (unlock), déboucher (uncork, unstop), débloquer (unfreeze). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | freimachen (bare, detach, disengage, Frank, open up, stamp, take time off, to bare, unstop, vacantness), frei machen (clearing, release, vacate), die verstopfung beseitigen (unclog), ausputzen (adorn, clean out, clear, decorate, ornament). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ξεβουλώνω (unseal, unstop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utat szabaddá tesz. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sturare (uncork), sbloccare (decontrol, free, get over, release, unlock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | foshley (unclasp, unfold). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ockunblay tirar o calço de, desobstruir (break out, clear, discharge, free, open, unstop), desimpedir (disencumber, disengage, open, rid). (various references) открыть (open, open up, rediscover, unbar, unblocking). (various references) raskrčiti, odblokirati. (various references) desatascar (clear, unstop). (various references) engeli kaldırmak, debloke etmek (deblock). (various references) розблокувати. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "unblock": unblocked, unblocking, unblocks. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "unblock": sunblock. (additional references) | |
Words containing "unblock": sunblocks. (additional references) | |
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"Unblock" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: unclock. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-k-l-n-o-u" | |
-1 letter: unlock. | |
-2 letters: block, bucko, bunco, bunko, clonk, clunk. | |
-3 letters: bloc, bock, bonk, buck, bulk, bunk, clon, club, conk, knob, lock, luck, lunk, nock, unco. | |
-4 letters: bun, cob, col, con, cub, kob, lob, nob, nub. | |
-5 letters: bo, lo, no, nu, on, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-k-l-n-o-u" | |
+1 letter: sunblock, unblocks. | |
+2 letters: sunblocks, unblocked. | |
+3 letters: unblocking. | |
+4 letters: knucklebone, unshockable. | |
+5 letters: blockbusting, bloodsucking, bluestocking, knucklebones. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 62 6C 6F 63 6B |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. -... .-.. --- -.-. -.- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01100010 01101100 01101111 01100011 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n b l o c k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0062 006C 006F 0063 006B |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)55806878816977 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , Albanees, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, Arabish, арабский, arapski, árabe, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, украинец, украински език, 乌克兰, Oekraïens, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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