Block
Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Item
Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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With the anvil system in Minecraft, you can give any item and block powerful enchantments.
Source: Lethal Joke Item -
Creative mode gives you access to every single block and item, allowing you to literally make anything you can think of.
Source: An Interior Designer Is You - The more sadistic Platform Hell ROM hacks of the games often have them in places you don't want them to appear - to add insult to injury, the item coming out of the block is often a 1-UP.
Source: Invisible Block
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Item and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/item
Block & Item. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/item>.
Item or Block. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/item.
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