bri·quette

also bri·quet (brĭ-kĕt′)

A block of compressed coal dust, charcoal, or sawdust and wood chips, used for fuel and kindling.

[French, diminutive of brique, brick, from Middle Dutch bricke.]

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briquet

Past participle: briqueted
Gerund: briqueting

Imperative
briquet
briquet

Present
I briquet
you briquet
he/she/it briquets
we briquet
you briquet
they briquet

Preterite
I briqueted
you briqueted
he/she/it briqueted
we briqueted
you briqueted
they briqueted

Present Continuous
I am briqueting
you are briqueting
he/she/it is briqueting
we are briqueting
you are briqueting
they are briqueting

Present Perfect
I have briqueted
you have briqueted
he/she/it has briqueted
we have briqueted
you have briqueted
they have briqueted

Past Continuous
I was briqueting
you were briqueting
he/she/it was briqueting
we were briqueting
you were briqueting
they were briqueting

Past Perfect
I had briqueted
you had briqueted
he/she/it had briqueted
we had briqueted
you had briqueted
they had briqueted

Future
I will briquet
you will briquet
he/she/it will briquet
we will briquet
you will briquet
they will briquet

Future Perfect
I will have briqueted
you will have briqueted
he/she/it will have briqueted
we will have briqueted
you will have briqueted
they will have briqueted

Future Continuous
I will be briqueting
you will be briqueting
he/she/it will be briqueting
we will be briqueting
you will be briqueting
they will be briqueting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been briqueting
you have been briqueting
he/she/it has been briqueting
we have been briqueting
you have been briqueting
they have been briqueting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been briqueting
you will have been briqueting
he/she/it will have been briqueting
we will have been briqueting
you will have been briqueting
they will have been briqueting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been briqueting
you had been briqueting
he/she/it had been briqueting
we had been briqueting
you had been briqueting
they had been briqueting

Conditional
I would briquet
you would briquet
he/she/it would briquet
we would briquet
you would briquet
they would briquet

Past Conditional
I would have briqueted
you would have briqueted
he/she/it would have briqueted
we would have briqueted
you would have briqueted
they would have briqueted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

briquet - a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel

briquette

block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

Translations

briquet(te)

n → Brikett nt

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