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bricks

/bɹɪks/

bricks is the plural of brick.

bricks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brick.

Meaning of brick

Noun

brick (countable and uncountable, plural bricks)

  1. (countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
    • This wall is made of bricks.
  2. (uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
    • This house is made of brick.
  3. (countable) Something shaped like a brick.
    • a plastic explosive brick
  4. The colour brick red.
    • The handyman considered the question and I knew she had a brick of ground beans in her bag but was considering whether the beds and a hot drink was worth a brick of coffee.2011, Seth Kenlon, Revolution Radio, page 70
  5. (dated, slang) A helpful and reliable person.
    • Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.
  6. (slang) A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.
    • See also: put up a brick

See all 26 meanings of brick

Proper noun capitalized: Bricks

Bricks

  1. (plural) plural of Brick

Phrases with bricks

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Words that rhyme with bricks

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Questions about bricks

What is bricks the plural of?
Bricks is the plural of brick.
What part of speech is bricks?
Bricks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bricks?
Bricks is pronounced /bɹɪks/.

Words near bricks in the dictionary

  1. brickor mortis
  2. brickpack
  3. brickpacks
  4. brickphone
  5. brickphones
  6. bricks
  7. bricks and clicks
  8. bricks and mortar
  9. bricks in
  10. bricks it
  11. bricks off

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