Brick Brɪk Children Middle Noun Bre School Built

• the school is built of brick.
• a pile of bricks
• a brick wall
• thanks for looking after the children today—you're a real brick.

brick

1. baked clay used for building walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this
• see also power brick
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• The school is built of brick.
• a pile of bricks
• a brick wall
2. a plastic or wooden block, used as a toy for young children to build things with
3. a friend that you can rely on when you need help
• Thanks for looking after the children today—you're a real brick.
4. to keep trying to do something that will never be successful
• Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
5. to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you
6. to say something that offends or embarrasses somebody, although you did not intend to
7. very nervous
• She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
8. very heavily; very severely
• Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks.
• They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).
9. to try to work without the necessary material, money, information, etc.

Extra Examples

• He got a job at the local brick works.
• They moved the whole house, brick by brick.
• They put an extra course of bricks around the pool.
• We rebuilt the fireplace using salvaged bricks.
• a house of red brick
• houses of brick
• investing in bricks and mortar
• learning to lay bricks properly
• to invest in bricks and mortar

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bricke, brike; probably reinforced by Old French brique; of unknown ultimate origin.