block-like
Shaped like bricks
Block-like describes something resembling a block in shape—solid, angular, and roughly rectangular with flat surfaces.
The word typically characterizes chunky, geometric forms: block-like buildings dominated the skyline, His block-like hands gripped the steering wheel.
It often suggests sturdiness or lack of elegance.
Solid building mixture
- brickFired clay building unit
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
cement · cinder · masonry · monolithic · hewn · quarried · slab · paving
Large and awkward to handle
- boxyResembling a cube
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- thickHaving great depth
- stockyShort and solidly built
heavyset · thickset · cubic · rectangular · angular · compact · solid · dense
Firm matter state
- stableSecure and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- anchoredFixed securely in position
fortified · reinforced · rigid · firm · steadfast · secure · unshakeable · grounded
concrete
Solid building mixture
marble · cement · cinder · masonry · monolithic · hewn · quarried · slab · paving · foundation
bulky
Large and awkward to handle
stocky · heavyset · thickset · cubic · rectangular · angular · compact · solid · dense · massive
solid
Firm matter state
- stableSecure and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
anchored · fortified · reinforced · rigid · firm · steadfast · secure · unshakeable · grounded · planted