Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: brique, from Middle Dutch bricke

brick

1 noun
     
NEW! See related topics: TOYSCONSTRUCTION
brick1 S2 W3
1 [uncountable and countable]TBC a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc:
a brick wall
a house made of brick
Protesters attacked the police with stones and bricks.
2

bricks and mortar

houses - used especially when talking about them as an investment
3 [countable] British EnglishDHT a small square block of wood, plastic etc used as a toy
4 [countable] old-fashioned a good person who you can depend on when you are in trouble

➔ be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall

at head1 (31)

; ➔ drop a brick

at drop1 (27)
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
 
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

ADVERTISING AND MARKETINGANIMALSBANKING
BIOLOGYBUSINESS BASICSCOMPUTERS
CLOTHESDAILY LIFEEDUCATION
FINANCEFOODGRAMMAR
HAIR AND BEAUTYHUMANLAW
MUSICNATURESPORT
STOCKS AND SHARESTECHNOLOGYTRADE