B1nounhomeurban
US/brɪk/
UK/brɪk/
a hard block, usually red, used for building walls and houses
In context
They built the garden wall with old red brick from a demolished factory.
Each brick is laid by hand and held in place with cement.
Their house is made of brick, so it stays cool in summer.
Words that go with brick
adjective + noun
- red brickThe school is a large red brick building.
verb + noun
- lay bricksHe earns a living laying bricks on building sites.
noun + noun
- brick wallA tall brick wall surrounds the garden.
noun + preposition
- a pile of bricksA pile of bricks lay beside the road.
- brick by brickThey rebuilt the town brick by brick.
verb + preposition
- made of brickThe old chimney is made of brick.