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bricks

  • plural
    of brick.
    brick
    noun
    a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.
  • present tense form
    of brick (3rd person singular).
    brick
    noun
    a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.

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The court heard the pallet caught on scaffolding while it was being hoisted, causing the bricks to fall.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said investigators noticed seven bricks had gone missing earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But echo itself won't be an issue -even the bricks have been specially selected to absorb reflected sounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“We’re opening new offices. We’ve got lots of other plans across the region. Laws of physics of bricks and mortar will always mean it takes time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The loss had to be made good, as had also the theft, despite the presence of a chowkidar, of a cartload of bricks and the cart itself.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya