wooden block

Carved play toy

A wooden block is a solid piece of wood, typically cut into a regular shape.

Children's wooden blocks are toys for stacking and building.

In printing, a wooden block is a carved surface for relief printing.

Wooden blocks also serve as chopping surfaces, supports, or components in construction and crafts: The sculptor mounted the figure on a wooden block.

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stack · build · grain · smooth · sand · sand down · chisel · alphabet · toddler · play · construction · oak · pine · solid · heavy · thunk · knock · chop

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material composition

wooden blockconcrete block

Molded masite building unit

stone block · glass block · foam block · ice block · synthetic material

internal structure

wooden blockhollow shell

Casing lacking interior substance

cardboard box · hollow tube · shell · void

form/shape

wooden blockwood shavings

Planed timber scraps

sawdust · log · driftwood · plank

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G