Block
Block noun - Something that makes movement or progress difficult.
Usage example: constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project
Edge
Edge noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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It's often useful to balance a block on the edge of a lower block, which possibly inspired the similar mechanic in La-Mulana.
Source: Block Puzzle -
They block up traffic trying to find the coin, and it's found on its edge, because it landed in a crevice of a manhole.
Source: Heads, Tails, Edge - He needed to climb a very high catwalk and then knock a wood block off the edge while wearing a noose seemingly tied to the block.
Source: Series / MTVS Fear
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Edge and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/edge
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Edge or Block. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/edge.
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