bricks

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  1. noun A molded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material.
  2. noun An object shaped like such a block: a brick of cheese.
  3. noun Informal A helpful, reliable person.
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  • Scram! Make tracks The old cistern had been surrounded with a coping of bricks, and this had disintegrated with the years; so that a number of bricks were scattered handily. —  073 - The Freckled Shark
  • Load bearing walls with red bricks or table bricks is the most popular when the soil is hard. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Now the bricks will be available without rummaging through the construction site., we've got about 40 bricks and chipped all the old concrete off of them and the mortar for people who might be interested in a piece of the old he bricks will be for sale during family events at S Post a comment (+) —  TV 7&4 - Local News
  • Williams denied ever seeing the bricks in Cook's cruiser, only that Cook told him the bricks were at his Cambridge home. —  Mississauga News
  • A limited supply of the bricks will be available for purchase beginning Oct. 10, according to Kelly. —  Latest Daily Headlines
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