Brick

/bɹɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts5 letters

Definition of Brick

noun

  1. A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

    "This wall is made of bricks."

  2. Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.

    "This house is made of brick."

  3. Something shaped like a brick.

    "a plastic explosive brick"

  4. A helpful and reliable person.

    "Thanks for helping me wash the car. You're a brick."

  5. 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.

    "We can't win if we keep throwing up bricks from three-point land."

verb

  1. To build with bricks.
  2. To make into bricks.
  3. To hit someone or something with a brick.
  4. To make an electronic device nonfunctional and usually beyond repair, essentially making it no more useful than a brick.

    "My VCR was bricked during the lightning storm."

adjective

  1. (of weather) Extremely cold.

Anagrams of Brick

Words You Can Make

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

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