brick
brick Lexical Profile
brick Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used as a standard building material.
"The mason carefully applied mortar before laying each brick to construct the sturdy chimney."
An electronic device, such as a smartphone or console, that has become completely non-functional, usually due to corrupted firmware or software errors.
"After the failed software update, my expensive phone became nothing more than a brick."
British A very helpful, reliable, and dependable person.
"Thanks for helping me move all those heavy boxes; you are an absolute brick."
• verb
To block, enclose, or fill a space with bricks (often used with 'up' or 'in').
"The homeowners decided to brick up the old fireplace to prevent drafts from entering the living room."
To render an electronic device permanently non-functional, typically through a severe software error or interrupted update.
"If you lose power during the firmware update process, you might accidentally brick the router."
• Rhymes for brick
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'brik', borrowed from Middle Dutch 'brijcke' or Middle Low German 'brike' (meaning 'brick, tile'), ultimately of unknown origin.
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