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build·ing
 building
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- pronunciation:
- bIl
dIng
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A building is a large structure that people have made, such as a house, a store, or a school. A building has a door, a roof, rooms, and outside walls.
We went to the top of the tallest building in the city and I was scared to look down.We live in a large building with a lot of apartments.
- synonyms:
- structure
- similar words:
- construction, dwelling, house, residence
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| definition 2: |
Building is the act, process, or job of making such structures as houses, stores, and schools.
During the building of the new bridge, there was a lot more traffic going over the other bridge across the river.- synonyms:
- construction
- similar words:
- creation
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| related words: |
arena, office |
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some kinds of buildings |
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apartment, aquarium, arena, auditorium, barn, capitol, castle, church, factory, fort, greenhouse, gymnasium, hall, house, jail, landmark, lighthouse, museum, office, post office, prison, rink, school, shed, skyscraper, station, temple, theater, warehouse |
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some parts of buildings |
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balcony, court, dome, elevator, escalator, lobby, steeple, terrace, tower, turret, wing |
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some people associated with buildings |
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architect, custodian, janitor, painter, plumber |
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some places for buildings |
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plot, site |
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some things that compose buildings |
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beam, floor, wall |
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some tools used in making buildings |
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bulldozer, crane, shovel |
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