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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 |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10800
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