AUCTION BLOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A platform from which an auctioneer sells

Example:

they put their paintings on the block

Synonyms:

auction block; block

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("auction block" is a kind of...):

platform (a raised horizontal surface)

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