brick
//brɪk//
Noun
A small rectangular block of baked clay used in building construction
The house was built with red bricks.
A rectangular block of any material, especially one used as a building or construction element
The artist used foam bricks to create a lightweight sculpture.
A reliable, helpful, or good-natured person
Thanks for helping me move. You're a real brick!
A mobile phone or electronic device that has become non-functional
I dropped my phone in water and now it's a brick.
Synonym
Verb
To build, line, or pave with bricks
They bricked the wall to make it stronger.
To cause an electronic device to become non-functional, typically through a software error or failed update
I accidentally bricked my phone while trying to install a custom operating system.
Adjective
Made of brick or bricks
They live in a brick house.