Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bricklay

/ˈbɹɪkˌleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brick-lay
IPA: /ˈbɹɪkˌleɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks.

Etymology

Back-formation from bricklaying and bricklayer, themselves from the phrasal verb lay brick. By surface analysis, brick + lay.

Inflected Forms

bricklays (present, singular) bricklaying (participle, present) bricklaid (participle, past) bricklaid (past)

Synonyms

lay brick

Antonyms

debrick

Questions

How do you pronounce bricklay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪkˌleɪ/.
What does bricklay mean?: To lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks.
Where does bricklay come from?: Back-formation from bricklaying and bricklayer, themselves from the phrasal verb lay brick. By surface analysis, brick + lay.

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