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

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That quality has departed with the change of building material. No iron ship of yesterday ever attained the marvels of speed which the seamanship of men famous in their time had obtained from their wooden, copper-sheeted predecessors.

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It stands, I am convinced, upon the ruins of ancient Berlin, the one time capital of the old German empire, but except for the old building material used in the new town there is no sign of the former city.

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For instance, the building materials used in various ages can afford their own lessons to understanding eyes.

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With many variations, suggested by the nature of his building materials, diversity of climate, and a different mode of social life, Governor Bellingham had planned his new habitation after the residences of gentlemen of fair estate in his native land.

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Falling asleep, and leaving great blocks of building materials dangling in the air; waking again, to resume work and get them into their places.

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The sacristan showed us a marble stairway (of course it was marble, and of the purest and whitest--there is no other stone, no brick, no wood, among its building materials) and told us to go up one hundred and eighty-two steps and stop till he came.

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The House itself was to be sold as old building materials and pulled down.

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In England the masters alone usually leave the nest to collect building materials and food for themselves, their slaves and larvae.

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The poet does not wait for the hero or the sage, but, as they act and think primarily, so he writes primarily what will and must be spoken, reckoning the others, though primaries also, yet, in respect to him, secondaries and servants; as sitters or models in the studio of a painter, or as assistants who bring building materials to an architect.

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It looks as if Symond were a sparing man in his way and constructed his inn of old building materials which took kindly to the dry rot and to dirt and all things decaying and dismal, and perpetuated Symond's memory with congenial shabbiness.

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The "Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers Global Market Report 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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According to Denis Melanson, chair of the Building Material Council of Canada (BMCC), the aging workforce in the lumber and building materials channel is inhibiting growth.