building material
English Thesaurus
1. material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | artefact, artifact, |
| definition | : | a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | brick, |
| definition | : | rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | building block, |
| definition | : | a block of material used in construction work (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stone, |
| definition | : | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bricks and mortar, |
| definition | : | building material consisting of bricks laid with mortar between them (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cement, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | covering material, |
| definition | : | a material used by builders to cover surfaces (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | flooring, |
| definition | : | building material used in laying floors (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gunite, |
| definition | : | a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lath and plaster, |
| definition | : | a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lumber, timber, |
| definition | : | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mortar, |
| definition | : | used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | roofing material, |
| definition | : | building material used in constructing roofs (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | shake, shingle, |
| definition | : | building material used as siding or roofing (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | siding, |
| definition | : | material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | staff, |
| definition | : | building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sticks and stone, |
| definition | : | a general term for building materials (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | wattle and daub, |
| definition | : | building material consisting of interwoven rods and twigs covered with clay (noun.substance) |
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