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Word entry · 5 letters

brick

Best crossword clue

"Clay wall block"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹɪk/Part of speech noun, verbSorted bcikrStarts with BEnds with K5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

Word origin

From Late Middle English brik, bryke, bricke, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bricke ("cracked or broken brick; tile-stone"; modern Dutch brik), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *brekan (“to break”), whence also Old French briche and French brique (“brick”). Compare also German Low German Brickje (“small board, tray”). Related to break.

Used in a sentence

  • This wall is made of bricks.
  • This house is made of brick.
  • They gather one by one, trickling into the shady courtyard, the familiar hum of Mass. Ave. wafting in from behind brick buildings and iron gates.

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Clay wall block5 letters
02Rectangular wall block5 letters
03Red building block5 letters
04Wall block5 letters
05Rectangular building block5 letters

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