Phrase guide

fire brick

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a bright red colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of firebrick.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

A bright red colour.

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Usage: uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Asterodiscus truncatus - a large brightly coloured starfish found in deep waters around parts of northern New Zealand. Plenty. A chrome colour heavily blotched with vermilion and the terminal plates are mauve to purple.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tiilenpunainen — of a bright red colour
  • Polish: ceglany — of a bright red colour
  • Romanian: cărămiziu — of a bright red colour
  • Romanian: roșiatic — of a bright red colour
  • Romanian: roșcat — of a bright red colour
  • Finnish: tiilenpunainen — colour
  • Polish: kolor ceglany — colour
  • Romanian: cărămiziu — colour
  • Māori: kapu ura — a type of starfish found in parts of New Zealand; Asterodiscus truncatus.
  • Polish: rozgwiazda ognista — a type of starfish found in parts of New Zealand; Asterodiscus truncatus.