brick

Meanings

• noun

  A solid building material made of clay and straw, or similar materials, sun-dried. It is usually rectangular in shape and has a hollow center.

  - "The workers laid thousands of bricks to build the wall."
  - "The house was made of red bricks."
  - "The brick road was bumpy."

• verb

  To build or construct something using bricks.

  - "They bricked up the window to keep out the cold."
  - "The ancient Romans bricked their aqueducts."

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Pronunciation

1. /bɹɪk/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=310408"

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Antonyms

unbrick

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with brick
hick , stick , tick

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Variants

List of all variants of brick that leads to same result
brick , bricks , bricked , bricking , brick red , brick reds , brick-and-mortar , bricks-and-mortar , brick wall , brick walls , brick up , bricked up , bricking up , bricks up , drop a brick , clinker , clinker brick , clinker bricks , clinkers , shithouse , shithouses

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Etymology

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Old English 'bric', from 'brycean' meaning 'to build'.

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Trivia

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1. A brick typically weighs between 2.2 and 2.6 kg (5 and 6 pounds).

2. The world's largest brick is 10 meters (32.8 feet) long, 6 meters (19.7 feet) high, and 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide.

3. The Great Wall of China is made of over 600 million bricks.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mortar: A substance used for binding bricks or other masonry units together.

2. Brickwork: The work of constructing a wall, building, or other structure from bricks and mortar.

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Culture

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Bricks have been used for building structures since ancient times. They have cultural significance in various civilizations, such as the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians. In literature, bricks are often used as symbols of stability and strength.

How to Memorize "brick"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a rectangular block with hollow centers. Visualize the texture and color of the brick.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'brick' with the feeling of stability and strength.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Bricks are red and square, Build structures that are fair and square.'

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