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building

 
Noun building has 4 senses
  1. building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
    --1 is a kind of structure, construction
    --1 has parts:
     annex, annexe, extension, wing; anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule; corner, quoin; corner, nook; cornerstone; cornerstone; court, courtyard; cullis; elevator, lift; exterior door, outside door; floor, level, storey, story; foundation stone; heating system, heating plant, heating, heat; interior door; roof; room; scantling, stud; shaft; skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe; stairway, staircase, stairs, steps; wall; window; crawlspace, crawl space
    --1 has particulars:
     abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse; apartment building, apartment house; architecture; aviary, bird sanctuary, volary; bathhouse, bathing machine; bowling alley; center, centre; chapterhouse; clubhouse, club; dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence; farm building; feedlot; firetrap; gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house; gazebo, summerhouse; government building; greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse; hall; hall; Hall of Fame; hotel; hotel-casino, casino-hotel; house; house; Independence Hall; library; medical building, health facility, healthcare facility; ministry; morgue, mortuary, dead room; observatory; office building, office block; opium den; outbuilding; packinghouse; place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship; planetarium; presbytery; restaurant, eating house, eating place; rest house; rink, skating rink; Roman building; rotunda; ruin; school, schoolhouse; shooting gallery; signal box; skyscraper; student union; tavern, tap house; telecom hotel, telco building; temple; theater, theatre, house; whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house; Houses of Parliament
  2. construction, building - the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
    --2 is a kind of creating from raw materials
    --2 has particulars:
     crenelation, crenellation; erecting, erection; house-raising; fabrication, assembly; dry walling; grading, leveling; road construction; shipbuilding; rustication
    Derived form: verb build1
  3. construction, building - the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
    --3 is a kind of commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
    --3 has parts:
     masonry; painting, house painting; plumbing, plumbery; roofing; sheet-metal work; shingling
    --3 has particulars: jerry-building
    Derived forms: verb build5, verb build7
  4. building - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
    --4 is a kind of
    gathering, assemblage
Verb build has 10 senses
  1. construct, build, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
    --1 is one way to make, create
    Derived forms: noun builder2, noun building2
    Sample sentence:
    The men build the bookshelves
  2. build up, work up, build, progress - form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
    --2 is one way to develop
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. build, establish - build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
    --3 is one way to make, create
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. build - improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
    --4 is one way to
    better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived form: noun builder1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
    --5 is one way to
    oversee, supervise, superintend, manage
    Derived form: noun building3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. build - give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
    --6 is one way to
    develop
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  7. build - be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
    --7 is one way to
    create
    Derived form: noun building3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  8. build - found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
    --8 is one way to
    establish, base, ground, found
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. build up, work up, build, ramp up - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
    --9 is one way to increase
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  10. build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
    --10 is one way to
    intensify, deepen
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
build on build up build up play build upon build verb buildable builder builders building building block building blocks building code building complex building control over building department building material building permit

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