"cinderblock" meaning in English

See cinderblock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: cinder + block Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cinder|block}} cinder + block Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cinderblock (not comparable)
  1. Made of cinder blocks Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cinderblock-en-adj-ZGA-QeYN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cinder-block

Noun

Forms: cinderblocks [plural]
Etymology: cinder + block Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cinder|block}} cinder + block Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinderblock (plural cinderblocks)
  1. Alternative form of cinder block Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cinder block
    Sense id: en-cinderblock-en-noun-T0jZr-Tj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cinder-block

Inflected forms

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