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building > 4 senses
NOUN1building, edificeA structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
2building, constructionThe act of constructing or building something
3building, constructionThe commercial activity involved in constructing buildings
4buildingThe occupants of a building
building > pronunciation
Soundsbih'ldihng
Rhymesabating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website...
building > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.
Examples"there was a three-story building on the corner"
Synonymsedifice
Partsannex, 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
Narrowerabattoir, 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
Broaderstructure, construction
building > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of constructing or building something.
Examples"his hobby was the building of boats"
Synonymsconstruction
Category ofreface; wattle; frame, frame up; rebuild, reconstruct; groin; raise, erect, rear, set up, put up; prefabricate, preassemble
Narrowercrenelation, crenellation; erecting, erection; house-raising; fabrication, assembly; dry walling; grading, leveling; road construction; shipbuilding; rustication
Broadercreating from raw materials
Verbsbuild
building > noun 3, act
MeaningThe commercial activity involved in constructing buildings.
Examples"workers in the building trades"
Synonymsconstruction
Partsmasonry; painting, house painting; plumbing, plumbery; roofing; sheet-metal work; shingling
Narrowerjerry-building
Broadercommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Verbsbuild; build
building > noun 4, group
MeaningThe occupants of a building.
Examples"the entire building complained about the noise"
Broadergathering, assemblage

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