Block
Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Veil
Veil verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full block | full veil |
| perfect | perfect block | perfect veil |
| real | real block | real veil |
| large | large block | large veil |
| Other adjectives: huge, blue, black, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
| light | block light | veil light |
Both words in one sentence
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Iznogoud once enlisted the help of a woman so ugly that seeing her face without a veil caused people to be frozen in horror - literally (as in, they instantly become encased in a block of ice - the woman used her power to keep her sherbet fresh).
Source: Brown Note -
The Quicksilver Sash and the Mercurial Scimitar also erase all debuffs from you, and Banshee's Veil can block one spell entirely.
Source: Anti-Magic -
NPC Roadblock: Himiko's palace guards block your way if you try to get in; you can only get past them by using Veil of Mist.
Source: Video Game / Ōkami
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