n.

rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

Bricks and mortar of the epidermal barrier
Programmable Bricks: Toys to think with
Get the right mix of bricks & clicks.
Bricks:laying the foundations for graspable user interfaces
Get the Right Mix of Bricks and Clicks
Interpenetrating Molecular Ladders and Bricks
Three-dimensional structures bled from DNA bricks
Nemes Z & Steinert PM. Bricks and mortar of the epidermal barrier. Exp Mol Med31: 5-19
Three-Dimensional Structures Self-Assembled from DNA Bricks
Design methodology for IC manufacturability based on regular logic-bricks