- 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:
--1 has particulars: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 - 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 - 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:
--3 has particulars: jerry-buildingmasonry; painting, house painting; plumbing, plumbery; roofing; sheet-metal work; shingling Derived forms: verb build5, verb build7 - building - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
--4 is a kind of gathering, assemblage
- 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
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun builder2, noun building2
The men build the bookshelves
- 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
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Something ----s
- build, establish - build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
--3 is one way to make, create
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- build - improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
--4 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun builder1
Something ----s something
- 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
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun building3
Somebody ----s something
- build - give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
--6 is one way to develop
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Something ----s something
- build - be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
--7 is one way to create
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun building3
Somebody ----s
- build - found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
--8 is one way to establish, base, ground, found
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- 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
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Something ----s something
- build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
--10 is one way to intensify, deepen
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- build - be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"