Meanings
verbbricklay (third-person singular simple present bricklays, present participle bricklaying, simple past and past participle bricklaid)
present singular third person bricklays · participle present bricklaying · participle past bricklaid · past bricklaid
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks.
Similar
lay brick
Opposite
Origin
Back-formation from bricklaying and bricklayer, themselves from the phrasal verb lay brick. By surface analysis, brick + lay.
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APA
bricklay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bricklay
MLA
“bricklay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bricklay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bricklay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bricklay.
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