brick-shaped
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3.1
A thing that is shaped like a brick with flat rectangular sides
- adjective
- /brɪk ʃeɪpt/
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en forma de ladrillo
- He found a brick-shaped piece of cheese in the fridge while making a sandwich.
Examples
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Enita withdrew a brick-shaped packet, sliced it open.
Fiction book (1997) -
The package arrived in a brick-shaped box that was perfect for storing books.
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The artist used a brick-shaped canvas to create an unusual visual effect in her exhibition.
Synonyms
boxy
vsbrick-shaped
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3.2
A shape like a box with straight sides and sharp corners
is slimmer and longer rather than broadly rectangular and short
blocky
vsbrick-shaped
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4.0
Having a thick, square or rectangular shape with straight edges
is longer and less chunky rather than thick and heavy in form
blockish
vsbrick-shaped
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8.6
Having a simple box shape
is more elongated and regular in shape rather than just solidly rectangular
box-shaped
vsbrick-shaped
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3.0
Shaped like a box with flat sides and straight corners
is specifically rectangular and often longer rather than cubic or square
blocklike
vsbrick-shaped
4.0
Shaped like a solid box with straight edges
is more elongated and long rather than being a general solid rectangle
How Rectangular
Surface Forms
brick-shaped positive
Morphology
Etymology
Brick-shaped comes from the everyday word brick, a hard rectangular block used in building, and the part shaped, which means 'in the form of'. So brick-shaped simply means 'rectangular and block-like', like a brick you might stack when building a wall.