Block and Jail

Block

Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Jail and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jail" instead a noun "Block".

Jail noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

Usage example: sentenced to three years in jail for his crime

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Block and jail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a noun "Jail".

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

old	old block	old jail
high	high block	high jail
full	full block	full jail
special	special block	special jail
Other adjectives: normal, regular, certain, real, big, tiny, secret, new, hidden, underground, maximum, different, indestructible.

Zork: Grand Inquisitor had one of those when you were escaping from jail, where you have the ability to open or close any cell block in the prison.

Source: Control Room Puzzle
If she was a human, Jack (who admits that he did it) would have been hauled off to jail, if not the chopping block.

Source: Designated Villain
Roxie is packed off to the women's block in Cook County Jail, inhabited by Velma and other murderesses ("Cell Block Tango") ...not that they would admit it.

Source: Implausible Deniability

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