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I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.
Hattie Morahan

Meaning of "brick wall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRICK WALL

brick wall  [brɪk wɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRICK WALL

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conjunction
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Brick wall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRICK WALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brick wall

Brickwork

Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks — called courses — are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. Brick is a popular medium for constructing buildings, and examples of brickwork are found right back through history as far as the Bronze Age. The fired-brick faces of the ziggurat of ancient Dur-Kurigalzu in Iraq date from around 1400 BC, and the brick buildings of ancient Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan were built around 2600 BC. Much older examples of brickwork made with dried bricks may be found in such ancient locations as Jericho in the West Bank, Çatal Hüyük in Anatolia, and Mehrgarh in Pakistan. These structures have survived from the Stone Age to the present day.

Definition of brick wall in the English dictionary

The definition of brick wall in the dictionary is a wall made out of brick.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRICK WALL


Aspinwall
ˈæspɪnˌwɔːl
breakwall
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːl
Cornwall
ˈkɔːnˌwɔːl
drywall
ˈdraɪˌwɔːl
footwall
ˈfʊtˌwɔːl
gadwall
ˈɡædˌwɔːl
inwall
ɪnˈwɔːl
Kirkwall
ˈkɜːkˌwɔːl
Lindwall
ˈlɪndˌwɔːl
longwall
ˈlɒŋˌwɔːl
multiwall
ˈmʌltɪˌwɔːl
Rosewall
ˈrəʊzˌwɔːl
sidewall
ˈsaɪdˌwɔːl
squall
skwɔːl
stonewall
ˌstəʊnˈwɔːl
twal
twɔːl
wall
wɔːl
waul
wɔːl
wawl
wɔːl
whitewall
ˈwaɪtˌwɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRICK WALL

brick
brick red
brick veneer
brick-built
brick-kiln
brickbat
brickclay
brickearth
bricken
brickfield
brickfielder
brickie
bricking
bricklayer
bricklaying
bricklike
brickmaker
brickmaking
brickor mortis
bricks and clicks

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRICK WALL

cavity wall
cell wall
Chinese wall
climbing wall
curtain wall
drive to the wall
firewall
fly on the wall
garden wall
go to the wall
go up the wall
hanging wall
hole in the wall
party wall
perimeter wall
retaining wall
sea wall
video wall
wall to wall
with one´s back to the wall
writing on the wall

Synonyms and antonyms of brick wall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brick wall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRICK WALL

Find out the translation of brick wall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brick wall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brick wall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

砖墙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pared de ladrillo
570 millions of speakers

English

brick wall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ईंट की दीवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدار من الطوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кирпичная стена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parede de tijolos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইটের প্রাচীর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mur de briques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

dinding bata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Backsteinmauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

れんが壁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벽돌 벽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembok bata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bức tường gạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செங்கல் சுவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विटांची भिंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuğla duvar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muro di mattoni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mur z cegły
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цегляна стіна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zid de cărămidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοίχο από τούβλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baksteenmuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tegelvägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

murvegg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brick wall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICK WALL»

The term «brick wall» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.740 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRICK WALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brick wall

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7 QUOTES WITH «BRICK WALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brick wall.
1
Peter Maxwell Davies
At the moment, in Britain we're facing such enormous cutbacks in education programs and music programs and art programs that you feel you are knocking your head against a brick wall.
2
Rupert Everett
The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or the American film business or even the Italian film business. It just doesn't work and you're going to hit a brick wall at some point.
3
Tom Folsom
I was walking down a street and after his death and saw a billboard on the side of a brick wall for Van's shoes. It was a picture of Hopper's face, and all it said was, 'Hopper Lives.' So I think he's still part of youth culture. There are lessons to be learned from Hopper about being a young person who wants to live the art life in America.
4
David Gross
When I was at Berkeley, the framework of quantum field theory could calculate the dynamics of electromagnetism. It could roughly describe the motion of the weak nuclear force, radiation. But it hit a brick wall with the strong interaction, the binding force.
5
John McEnroe
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time.
6
Hattie Morahan
I am always really buzzed after each performance, and at around one in the morning, I'll hit a brick wall and need to sleep.
7
David Suzuki
We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRICK WALL»

Discover the use of brick wall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brick wall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall
The first incendiary collection of stencils and graffiti from Banksy, presented and bound in a handy pocket sized high quality format.
Banksy, 2001
2
Talking to a Brick Wall: How New Labour Stopped Listening to ...
"With a stellar cast, including Neil Kinnock, Peter Mandelson, John Smith, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Talking to a Brick Wall reviews the New Labour years from the voter's point of view.
Deborah Mattinson, 2010
3
101 Brick Wall Busters
This compilation of Family Tree Magazine experts' answers to readers' toughest questions offers solutions for beginning and veteran genealogists.
Editors or Family Tree Magazine, 2010
4
Through the Brick Wall: How to Job-Hunt in a Tight Market
Offers step-by-step instructions for job hunting and a discussion of how corporate America is changing, why the old techniques no longer work, and more
Kate Wendleton, 1992
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My Life Behind the Brick Wall
Twenty-nine-year-old Vivian Craig has just been promoted to managing editor at "The Brick Bulletin," a profoundly uninteresting brick industry trade journal.
Angie Brennan, 2011
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Brick Wall
Brick. Wall. The optimistic tone in both of our December 2007 sequels quickly faded. After the New Year rolled in we had in essence become two strangers under one roof. We barely spoke to each other and when we did it was not by choice.
John Peter Davis, 2008
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Against a Brick Wall
Foreword. Q? This is real life in fictional tale. While there are those of us who seek the American dream, corporate America often offers windowless rooms of brick walls. It erects a wall, absorbing our light and crushing our reflection. In other ...
T. Weldon Garrett, 2002
8
Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall
Soho. Theatre. London's most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret . Bang in the creative heart of London, Soho Theatre is a major new writing theatre and a writers' development organisation of national significance. With a ...
Brad Birch, 2013
9
Research in Building Physics: Proceedings of the Second ...
(°C) -2 -3 -4 -5 months, the temperature of the interior surface of the brick wall was lowered because the insulation retrofit reduced the heating effect of indoor air. The minimum interior surface temperature of the insulated brick wall was — 7 °C ...
J. Carmeliet, H. Hens, G. Vermeir, 2003
10
New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level
So a temperature difference across the wall of 10 K produces a heat flow equal to 10/0.30 = 33 W for 1 m2. Figure 9.6C compares the heat flow through a single brick wall with the heat flow through a cavity wall. For the cavity wall of Fig. 9.6C ...
Jim Breithaupt, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRICK WALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brick wall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brick wall break-in
Brick wall break-in ... A BRICK WALL 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE RACEWAY ON AIRPORT ROAD. «WAPT Jackson, Jul 15»
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Burglars use saw to cut through brick wall, police say
Raceway burglary. PEARL, Miss. —Burglars used a saw early Monday morning to cut through a brick wall at a gas station, Pearl police said. «WAPT Jackson, Jul 15»
3
House leadership: Meeting between Dogara, Gbajabiamila hits brick
House leadership: Meeting between Dogara, Gbajabiamila hits brick wall. Editor | July 6, 2015 | Politics | No Comments ... «National Accord, Jul 15»
4
​House divided: Israelis, Palestinians live under same Hebron roof …
Two families live in it, separated by a brick wall, their lives as apart as those of their two nations, RT's Paula Slier reported. Hebron is the only ... «RT, Jul 15»
5
Watch: Grafitti artist's cheeky year-long battle with council over red wall
A street artist has documented a year-long game of cat and mouse with Tower Hamlets Council over a brick wall. Tower Hamlets council ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
6
Elderly driver has lucky escape as her car crashes into a brick wall
AN elderly woman had a lucky escape after her Smart car crashed into a brick wall in Ramsbottom. The driver, believed to be aged in her 70s, ... «Bury Times, Jul 15»
7
Greece on 'war footing' with banks set to run out of cash by weekend …
... release of emergency liquidity funds (ELA) to cover food imports and pharmaceutical goods before the tourist sector hits a brick wall. Officials ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
8
On trend: 5 Woodlands homes featuring exposed brick
We see its use again in the kitchen, where a brick wall peeks through cabinets, making ... A red-brick wall in the kitchen serves as a backsplash. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
9
Dare to bare - the joy of exposed brick
Romantic or opulent furniture placed against an exposed brick wall can create a great contrast. Here a few throws and a wool rug warm up the ... «House To Home, Jul 15»
10
Graffiti artist toys with cleaner over electrical substation wall
Artist Mobstr started teasing the cleaner with his graffiti when he painted the word 'Red' on a section of a brick wall that was already that colour. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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