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CONCRETE |
Building material |
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ADOBE |
Building material |
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RENDER |
Building material |
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TIMBER |
Building material |
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ASBESTOS |
Banned building material |
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ROOFING |
Building material that is somewhat waterproof, in general |
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GINGERBREAD |
Bring agreed variety of building material for fairy-tale cottage |
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FACEWORK |
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall
or building; facing. |
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UNDERPINNING |
That by which a building is underpinned; the material
and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already
constructed. |
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QUOIN |
Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now,
commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is
marked. |
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SETTLEMENT |
The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the
yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of
the joints or the material. |
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COQUINA |
...en shells
and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds
and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Flo... |
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JOGGLE |
A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of
building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly,
applied to a separat... |
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MORTAR |
A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster
of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in
masonry for j... |
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WINDOW |
An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of
light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes containing some
transparent mate... |
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EMPLOY |
...y; as, to employ the pen
in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to
employ the mind; to employ one's energies. ... |