building material

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building material - material used for constructing buildings artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material building block - a block of material used in construction work stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" bricks and mortar - building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them cement - a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar 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, insulating material, 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 shake, shingle - 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; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration sticks and stone - a general term for building materials wattle and daub - building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay