building material

Noun
  1. Material used for constructing buildings (synset 114810638)
    is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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, fencing material - 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, insulation - insulating 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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