brick- root words — words with the brick- root

The root brick- comes from Old French brique, meaning brick, fragment. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including bricklayer, goldbrick, brickie, brickwork, brickyard. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the brick- root

Explore words with brick- — words containing the brick- root and sharing its sense of "brick, fragment". Examples include bricklayer, goldbrick, brickie, brickwork, brickyard. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does brick- mean?

The brick- root means brick, fragment, from Old French brique. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.