n.
- a small rectangular block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.
▸bricks collectively as a building material.
- Brit. informal, dated a generous, helpful, and reliable person.
v.
block or enclose with a wall of bricks.
Phrase
- bricks and mortar
- buildings, especially housing.
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[as modifier]
denoting a business that operates conventionally rather than (or as well as) via the Internet.
- like a ton of bricks
informal with crushing weight, force, or authority.
Etymology
ME: from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. bricke, brike; prob. reinforced by OFr. brique; of unknown ultimate origin.
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