Block and Veil

Block

Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

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

Veil

Veil verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road

Block and veil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a verb "Veil".

Nearby Words: veiled, veiling

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

  • Brown Note 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
  • Anti-Magic 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
  • Video Game / Ōkami 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.
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