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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 new range includes bricks and figures that can react to movement, play sound and light up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The share of renewable and recycled materials bought and used to make the colourful plastic bricks continues to grow, Lego said, without providing specific numbers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Rescuers formed human chains to remove bricks and masonry, stopping every few minutes to listen for signs of life from those trapped below.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

It later emerged he had been negotiating his plea for months, a fact which she said "hit me like a tonne of bricks".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

But none of those could hold a candle to my troubles, weighing down that clothesline like a sack full of bricks.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor