Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks.
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noun
An obstacle.
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noun
A type of anti-aliasing filter with a steep cutoff.
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Qualifier: sound engineering
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noun
Someone who is silent or unresponsive.
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Usage: figuratively
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verb
To build a brick wall around.
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verb
To filter using a brick wall filter.
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Qualifier: sound engineering
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verb
To halt or limit abruptly.
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verb
To be uncooperative and unresponsive.
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History
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Across languages
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