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brick

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1. brick - Noun

2. brick - Adjective

3. brick - Verb

4. Brick - Proper noun

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A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp.

Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick.

Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a penny brick (of bread).

A good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick.

To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or construct with bricks.

To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge tool, and pointing them.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A bigger brick makes for a thicker (and thus more insulating) wall. Source: Internet

A brick wall A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load, or provides shelter or security. Source: Internet

According to Morningstar, 95% of the jeweler’s brick and mortar locations in the Americas and Japan and 85% in Europe were closed at the end of its latest reporting quarter. Source: Internet

A brick can be composed of clay-bearing soil, sand, and lime, or concrete materials. Source: Internet

A brick monument stands on the northwest corner of 16th and State Streets in downtown Boise, commemorating the original store. Source: Internet

A driver in a Dodge Charger was traveling in excess of 100 mph when he slammed into the back of a blue Ford F-150, sending it into the brick pillar of a building, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Source: Internet

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