brickwalls
Solid red barriers
A brickwall, or brick wall, is a wall made of bricks.
When you hit a brickwall (figuratively), you encounter an obstacle that you cannot easily overcome.
Obstruction preventing passage
- impasseSituation without resolution
- deadendRoad without outlet
- blockadeSealing off a place
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
hindrance · roadblock · stonewall · bottleneck · stalemate · gridlock · standstill · frustration
Building with mortared blocks
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
- bondsTies that unite
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
stretcher · header · pointing · repointing · trowel · scaffold · kiln · clay
Making forceful contact
- runningSwift foot travel
- bangingStriking with force
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
challenge · persistence · determination · resilience · setback · limitation · boundary · constraint
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
obstruction · hindrance · roadblock · stonewall · bottleneck · stalemate · gridlock · standstill · frustration · insurmountable
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
Flemish · stretcher · header · pointing · repointing · trowel · scaffold · kiln · clay · facade
hitting
Making forceful contact
- runningSwift foot travel
- bangingStriking with force
- breakthroughSudden important advance
overcome · challenge · persistence · determination · resilience · setback · limitation · boundary · constraint · mental
industrial
Of factories and production
rustic · urban · texture · character · reclaimed · vintage · patina · distressed · painted · whitewashed
brickwallsopen doors
Unblocked entrances
breakthroughs · green lights · helping hands · stepping stones · springboards
wall, brick, bricks, bricklayer, bricked, bricking, bricklaying, brickyard, unbricked