brick- root words — words with the brick- root

The root brick- comes from Old French brique, meaning brick, fragment. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including bricklayer, goldbrick, airbrick, 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, airbrick, 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.