brick
English Thesaurus
1. rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | ceramic, |
definition | : | an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | building material, |
definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | adobe, adobe brick, |
definition | : | sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | firebrick, |
definition | : | brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cope, coping, header, |
definition | : | brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mud brick, |
definition | : | a brick made from baked mud (noun.artifact) |
substance holonym | : | clay, |
definition | : | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired (noun.substance) |
2. a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy (noun.person)
hypernym | : | good person, |
definition | : | a person who is good to other people (noun.person) |
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