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[ noun ] rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

What had been the ambassador 's suite was now jagged walls of blackened brick .

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

Bricks are an alternative .

The Structural_Clay_Products_Institute , Washington , D._C. , is working to develop brick and clay products suitable for shelter construction .

If there is time after the warning , the basement shielding could be improved substantially by blocking windows with bricks , dirt , books , magazines , or other heavy material .

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

He lived in an apartment_house not over three or four years old , a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business_district .

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[ noun ] a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

Used in print

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

He was a square brick of a man with a moon_round face and sunken Polish features .

Related terms

good_person

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10800
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[ adjective ] paved with brick

Examples

"follow the yellow brick road"

Related terms

paved

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