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Building material

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timbernoun(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
bricknoun(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
wallingnounA group of walls.
hardcorenounSeveral music genres, including:
bungarooshnounA building material composed of miscellaneous materials, such as broken bricks, cobblestones, pebbles, sand, and pieces of wood embedded in hydraulic lime, used primarily in the English seaside resort of Brighton.
beddingnounThe textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
stuffnoun(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
screednounA piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
staplenoun(by extension) Place of supply; source.
ballastnoun(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
sheetrocknoun(uncountable) Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
deckingnounThe material from which a deck is made.
timberingnounAny structure, partial structure, or other item made from timber.
fieldstonenounA stone found in fields and used for building.
flooringnounA material used to make floors.
battennoun(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
blockworknounmasonry that uses large blocks (of concrete etc.) rather than bricks
fillverb(transitive, ergative) To make full
pabulumnoun(figuratively) Food for thought.
screenoun(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope.

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