Building materials

earth mixed with straw, used for making bricks to build houses

sand or small stones used for making concrete (=material used for building)

a substance that does not burn easily that was used in building materials in the past. It is now known to cause cancer and is no longer used.

bitumen (noun)

a black sticky substance made from petroleum, used for making roads and covering roofs

board (noun)

a long thin flat piece of wood, used especially for making floors and other parts of buildings

boarding (noun)

mainly British boards joined together to make something such as a floor or a fence

brick (noun)

a block used for building walls and other structures

brick (noun)

bricks used as a building material

brownstone (noun)

a type of red-brown stone, often used for building

caulk (noun)

a substance that you use for caulking something

cement (noun)

a gray powder used in building that becomes very hard when you mix it with sand and water

cinder block (noun)

American a large light brick made from cement and cinders that is used in building

cladding (noun)

a hard substance such as wood, stone, or metal that is put on the outside of a structure, especially a building, to protect it or make it look more attractive

clapboard (noun)

wooden boards used for covering the outside of a building

clapboard (noun)

one of these wooden boards

concrete (noun)

a hard substance used in building made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water

daub (noun)

a mixture of wet clay and straw (=dried plant stems), used for making walls, especially in the past

decking (noun)

mainly British wood used for making this floor

drywall (noun)

American a hard substance used for making the inside wall of a building

duct tape (noun)

strong and very sticky cloth that is often used for covering cracks or holes in pipes

fiberboard (noun)

a hard light substance made from wood fibers pressed together to form boards, used in building

fibreboard ()

the British spelling of fiberboard

filler (noun)

a substance used for repairing holes in walls and in wood

floorboard (noun)

a long wooden board that is part of a wooden floor

girder (noun)

a very large metal bar used for making the frame of a building, bridge, or other large structure

glass wool (noun)

a light material made of glass fibers, used for making insulation that protects buildings from cold

granite (noun)

a type of very hard stone, used especially for building

hardboard (noun)

thin light board made by pressing very small pieces of wood together

insulation (noun)

material used for preventing heat, cold, noise, or electricity from passing through something

insulator (noun)

a substance that reduces the amount of heat, cold, noise, or electricity that can pass through something

iron (noun)

a hard heavy metal that is a common element. It is used for making steel and is also used in many types of machine and building structures.

laminate (noun)

a substance that consists of several thin layers of wood, plastic, glass, etc.

lath (noun)

a long thin piece of wood used in building

lime (noun)

a white substance used for making cement and for helping plants to grow

limestone (noun)

a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for building and making cement

marble (noun)

a hard smooth stone used for building and making statues. Marble is usually white with dark lines that are not regular in shape

Masonite (American)

American a type of board made from fiber and used for covering or building walls inside a building

masonry (noun)

the bricks or stones that make a building, wall, or other structure

MDF (noun)

medium-density fiberboard: a building material made of small pieces of wood pressed together to form boards, used for making furniture, doors, etc.

mortar (noun)

a substance used in building for joining bricks or stones, made by mixing together sand, water, and lime

mud (noun)

earth used as a building material

parquet (noun)

a floor made of blocks of wood that form a pattern

paving (noun)

bricks, blocks of stone, or concrete used for covering an area of ground

piping (noun)

a long tube that can be cut into smaller tubes to make pipes

pitch (noun)

a thick black sticky substance used on roofs and ships to stop water from getting through

plank (noun)

a long narrow piece of wood used for making structures such as floors

planking (noun)

planks used for making a floor

plaster (noun)

a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface

plasterboard (noun)

British drywall

plywood (noun)

a type of board used for building houses, furniture, etc., made from thin layers of wood that are fixed together using glue

pointing (noun)

the cement or mortar between the stones or bricks in a wall

precast (adjective)

already made into the correct shape to use for building a structure

putty (noun)

a soft gray substance used for putting glass in windows

quarry tile (noun)

a thick tile for floors that has a slightly rough surface

reinforced concrete (noun)

concrete with metal bars inside it to make it stronger

rendering (noun)

plaster or cement used for covering a wall

roofing (noun)

material used for making or repairing the roofs of buildings

sandstone (noun)

a type of pale yellow stone used for building, made from sand that has become hard over many years

scaffolding (noun)

poles and boards used for making a scaffold on the outside of a building

shingle (noun)

one of many small flat pieces of wood that form the outer surface of a wall or roof

siding (noun)

American wood, metal, or other material used for covering the outside walls of buildings

slab (noun)

a large flat piece of a hard material such as stone or wood

slate (noun)

a single flat piece of slate that is used with others for covering a roof

stone (noun)

the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building

stucco (noun)

a substance used for covering walls, usually on the outside of a building, to give them a rough surface

tile (noun)

a flat piece of baked clay or stone that is used for covering a roof

tile (noun)

a flat square piece of baked clay or another substance used for covering a wall or a floor

timber (noun)

wood used for building houses or making furniture

timber (noun)

a piece of wood used for building

wattle (noun)

a substance used for making walls, consisting of large sticks with small branches between them

wattle and daub ()

a substance used in the past for building walls, consisting of wattle covered with clay

woodblock (noun)

a square piece of wood that forms part of a floor

Synonyms and antonyms of Building materials in American Thesaurus