noun
- A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.
- usage: "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
- synonyms: edifice
- The act of constructing something.
- usage: "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
- synonyms: construction
- The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones.
- usage: "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
- synonyms: construction
- The occupants of a building.
- usage: "the entire building complained about the noise"
verb
- Make by combining materials and parts.
- usage: "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
- Form or accumulate steadily.
- usage: "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
- Build or establish something abstract.
- usage: "build a reputation"
- Improve the cleansing action of.
- usage: "build detergents"
- synonyms: build
- Order, supervise, or finance the construction of.
- usage: "The government is building new schools in this state"
- synonyms: build
- Give form to, according to a plan.
- usage: "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
- synonyms: build
- Be engaged in building.
- usage: "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
- synonyms: build
- Found or ground.
- usage: "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
- synonyms: build
- Bolster or strengthen.
- usage: "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
- Develop and grow.
- usage: "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
- synonyms: build