| Meaning | material used for constructing buildings. |
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| Narrower | brick | rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln |
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| bricks and mortar | building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them |
| building block | A block of material used in construction work |
| cement | A building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay |
| concrete | A strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water |
| covering material | A material used by builders to cover surfaces |
| fencing material, fencing | material for building fences |
| flooring | building material used in laying floors |
| gunite | A mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure |
| insulant, insulation | A material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity |
| lath and plaster | A building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster |
| lumber, timber | The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material |
| mortar | Used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall |
| roofing material | building material used in constructing roofs |
| shingle, shake | building material used as siding or roofing |
| siding | material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof |
| staff | building material consisting of plaster and hair |
| sticks and stone | A general term for building materials |
| stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose |
| wattle and daub | building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
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| Spanish | material de construcción |
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| Catalan | material de construcció |
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