brick
Translation
brick
Examples
The house is made of red brick.
The house is made of red brick.
He threw a brick through the window.
He threw a brick through the window.
Grammar Patterns
((a brick)) a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses He threw a brick through the window.
((made of brick)) constructed with bricks The house is made of red brick.
Similar Words
Synonyms: block, stone
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'bricke' (tile, brick), related to 'break' because bricks were originally broken pieces of tile.
Memory Tips
Imagine building a wall, one 'brick' at a time. The sound 'brick' is short and hard, like the object itself.