brickwork
brickwork
Definition
brick·work (-wʉrk′)
noun
- a thing or part built of bricks
- the work of laying bricks
brickwork
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- repoint: I begin to experience a nagging feeling that perhaps I should be putting up shelving or repointing the brickwork rather than hanging around.
- expose: Exposed brickwork giving a perfect backdrop to the bed.
- render: The water runs from the lakes to the mill via the leat, which is constructed of rendered brickwork.
- gage: Gaged brickwork - very precisely made bricks laid with fine joints.
- remove: A nearby bomb would remove the brickwork allowing the concrete roof to fall in on the occupants.
- surround: The surrounding brickwork of the parapet wall is loose.
Adjective modifier
- exposed: A new block of flats is to have the common area with an internal finish of exposed Brickwork.
- exterior: Ok, how does one improve the look of the exterior brickwork.
- decorative: Above the arch, two isolated sections of decorative brickwork still survive.
- damaged: The owner of the flat above has had several sales fall through due to the cost of rectifying frost damaged brickwork.
- bare: It should be seated flush against the bare brickwork of your chimney breast.
- red: Its imposing front facade of red brickwork in Flemish bond with finely lined pointing even merits a mention in Pevsner.
Preposition: on
- wall: Reason I ask is cos I knocked back a job due to badly blown n perished brickwork on a large garden wall.
- side: It connected with the old brickworks on the north side of the bridge.
Modifies a noun
- repair: These are to be repaired using a combination of stitching ties and brickwork repair.
Preposition: of
- wall: The surrounding brickwork of the parapet wall is loose.
Preposition: with
- roof: Flemish bond brickwork with Welsh slate roof, on plinth, which is now rendered over but probably of rubble.
Noun used with modifier
- bond: Left, the English bond pattern brickwork for the outer wall is starting to take shape.
- century: The south porch is a very fine example of late 15th or early 16th century brickwork, with fine tracery in the side window.
- feature: Feature Brickwork - soldiers; brick on edge; corbels; dentil courses; setting out; uses; band courses; decorative panels.
Browse dictionary entries near brickwork
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- bricklayer
- brickbat
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- brick red
- brick cheese
- brick
- bric-a-brac
- bribery
- brickyard
- bricolage
- bridal
- bridal wreath
- bride
- bride price
- bridegroom
- bridesmaid
- bridge
- bridge financing
