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[bil-ding]

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noun

a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or manufacturing.

anything built or constructed.

the act, business, or practice of constructing houses, office buildings, etc.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English byldinge. See build, -ing¹

Related forms

build·ing·less, adjective

un·der·build·ing, noun

Synonyms
1. Building, edifice, structure refer to something built. Building and structure may apply to either a finished or an unfinished product of construction, and carry no implications as to size or condition. Edifice is a more formal word and narrower in application, referring to a completed structure, and usually a large and imposing one. Building generally connotes a useful purpose (houses, schools, business offices, etc.); structure suggests the planning and constructive process.

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Eco-friendly building incorporates a wide variety of concepts and strategies during the design and construction process.

Like other scientific disciplines, chemistry is in the business of building knowledge.

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Building for the web today is a lot easier than it was before content management systems.

Eco-friendly building incorporates a wide variety of concepts and strategies during the design and construction process.

Like other scientific disciplines, chemistry is in the business of building knowledge.

Imagine back then, when this fine building was surrounded by humble wattle-and-daub huts.

But the process of building the new garden turned into an adventure with a few unforeseen twists.

In a rainy situation, you made need to start by building a small structure that will protect the fire.

Eisenman's building is an addition to, and takes its design clues from, an existing three-building complex.

Building a green home means reducing your home's impact on the environment.

The chemical building blocks that make plastics so versatile are the same components that might harm people and the environment.

To me, more important than building green is that people build so that they conserve energy and get energy from a green source.

Find out how you can do the same with a prefab building of your own.

If you're building on top of an uninhabited structure, lay down a standard pond liner.

The building reportedly has one of the largest clean rooms in the country.

Smart and thoughtful design is a crucial first step in building an eco-friendly home.

When the flood comes the building will simply float up and not drift away.

The entire factory operated off a single shaft that ran the length of the rickety, old wooden building.

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Building a toy cosmos in the lab lets physicists run otherwise impossible experiments on the nature of space and time.

Construction of the building that will house the new college began last month.

Stay out of any building if it is surrounded by floodwaters.

Building the obelisk isn't that difficult if you have good tools and basic carpentry skills.

MakerBeam is a completely open source, electronics-compatible building set created out of extruded aluminum.

The building was constructed so that students' rooms can be air-conditioned at some point in the future.

Consider building a gate in fences between backyards to foster camaraderie and use for emergencies.

Few engineering projects have the scope, costs or risks involved in building a new bridge.

It constructed models of the building to give the subcontractors a chance to practice.

The hardest part of building a wood bench is ensuring that its legs are sturdy and well attached.

If you have little kids at home, you may despair of having remote control building sets for them to play with.

Lancaster, today presented a comprehensive overhaul of the city's building code to.

The founders said they had consciously rejected the idea of building the academy within an existing university.

Building new minarets is forbidden, the four existing ones remain, maintaining existing and building new mosques is not forbidden.

Although it is still loosely defined, net-zero usually means a building that produces as much energy as is consumed.

The building has always been considered the cornerstone of our downtown.

Building a boat at home may offer no paycheck, but it teaches much about the values of work.

We traced its source soon enough, after climbing to the roof of my building.

Eco-friendly building techniques include using materials.

When cholesterol starts building up in arteries, scavenger white blood cells known as macrophages report to the.

The presence of multiple hearths in the building was revealed by sheets of ash containing fire-hardened clay bowls.

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Building a circuit, making catapults and using a block and tackle are all part of.

The owner had hoped to convert the building and several adjoining ones into a hotel.

It fired a contractor halfway through the job when the building was past due.

But a moratorium on building was imposed when test borings revealed the mines were in imminent danger of collapse.

Construction of the building was especially difficult because workers had no conventional corners to work with.

Pioneers in building living tissue report important advances over the past decade.

Inside and out, the building is a spectacular public gesture of cultural homage.

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Basically, a curved shiny building makes a hot spot.

Included in the shift toward environmentally friendly construction is legislation proposing a greener building code.

The rising cost of building new nuclear plants is another worry.

They conserve energy by insulating the building below, which reduces the urban heat.

The building owner and the solar developer both stand to gain.

People are starving outside church doors, and all they worry about is who owns this or that piece of a stone building.

Building a pneumatic-hybrid car would thus be relatively cheap.

Electric heaters can heat everything from small parts of a house to an entire building.

The building also uses geothermal heating and cooling.

Soldiers and federal agents lobbed tear gas into the crowds trying to force their way into the building.

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These must stay open during tests so the building doesn't pressurize and explode.

They can send off their design, receive the bricks in the post and start building it.

The breakthrough could lead to the building of human organs.

Building codes and earthquake origins help explain levels of destruction.

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Sikorsky is now building two light tactical helicopters using the technology.

Hardy animals, llamas carried all sorts of loads, from water to building materials.

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If you are building your solar-energy system on your existing home, check into any required building permits.

Thus building with this situation is colder in summer and warmer in winter and energy would be saved easily.

As with any remodel, a garage conversion requires a building permit and must meet local codes.

Ask students to compile a list of motives for building a dam.

The goal of building a safe artificial heart has frustrated bioengineers for more than four decades.

But what initially inspired me was the prospect of building something large out of such a ridiculous material.

They are also currently building the solar sailor, and hope to launch it at.

Thanks to a recently developed building material--composite lumber, designed for decking--you can build rotproof raised beds.

Start building your experience by learning how to lead difficult crack climbs on granite.

From energy-efficient lighting to recyclable building materials, there are a host of new ways to.

See the old mailboxes, though the building is no longer a post office.

Scientific knowledge building is not a solo operation but a team effort.

Detailed building plans, evocative photographs, and architectural artifacts all reveal the city's past.

It adapted to the region's frequent flooding by building rafts-made up of big groups of the ants themselves.

Instead of growing out of the earth, this building drops in from the sky.

Impotently trying to defy the laws of physics by building a multi-level farm building is a waste of resources.

By building a series of low walls, planting beds, and walkways.

Each molecular species competed with the others for the common pool of building blocks.

Then factor in a lack of strict building codes and an acceptance of alternative viewpoints.

Intercropping is my next favorite thing to building chicken tractors.

Once this small building was literally for the birds.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.

to establish, increase, or strengthen (often followed by up): to build a business; to build up one's hopes.

to mold, form, or create: to build boys into men.

to base; found: a relationship built on trust.

Games.

to make (words) from letters.

to assemble (cards) according to number, suit, etc., as in melding.

verb (used without object)

to engage in the art, practice, or business of building.

to form or construct a plan, system of thought, etc. (usually followed by on or upon): He built on the philosophies of the past.

to increase or develop toward a maximum, as of intensity, tempo, or magnitude (often followed by up): The drama builds steadily toward a climax.

noun

the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.

10.

the manner or form of construction: The house was of modern build.

11.

Masonry.

a vertical joint.

the vertical dimension of a stone laid on its bed.

Verb phrases

12.

build in/into, to build or incorporate as part of something else: to build in bookcases between the windows; an allowance for travel expenses built into the budget.

13.

build up,

to develop or increase: to build up a bank account.

to strengthen.

to prepare in stages.

to fill in with houses; develop into an urban area.

to praise or flatter.

Origin:
before 1150; Middle English bilden, Old English byldan, derivative of bold, variant of botl dwelling, house

Related forms

build·a·ble, adjective

mis·build, verb, -built, -build·ing.

out·build, verb (used with object), -built, -build·ing.

pre·build, verb (used with object), -built, -build·ing.

su·per·build, verb, -built, -build·ing.

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un·build·a·ble, adjective

un·der·build, verb, -built, -build·ing.

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Can be confused: billed, build.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

building (ˈbɪldɪŋ)

—n
1.	something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory
2.	the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

build

late O.E. byldan "construct a house," verb form of bold "house," from P.Gmc. *buthlam (cf. O.Fris. bodel "building, house"), from PIE *bhu- "to dwell," from base *bheue- "to be, exist, grow." Rare in O.E.; in M.E. it won out over more common O.E. timbran. Modern spelling is unexplained.

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building

"a structure," c.1300, from prp. adj. of build.

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Building definition

among the Jews was suited to the climate and conditions of the country. They probably adopted the kind of architecture for their dwellings which they found already existing when they entered Canaan (Deut. 6:10; Num. 13:19). Phoenician artists (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Kings 5:6, 18) assisted at the erection of the royal palace and the temple at Jerusalem. Foreigners also assisted at the restoration of the temple after the Exile (Ezra 3:7). In Gen. 11:3, 9, we have the first recorded instance of the erection of buildings. The cities of the plain of Shinar were founded by the descendants of Shem (10:11, 12, 22). The Israelites were by occupation shepherds and dwellers in tents (Gen. 47:3); but from the time of their entering Canaan they became dwellers in towns, and in houses built of the native limestone of Palestine. Much building was carried on in Solomon's time. Besides the buildings he completed at Jerusalem, he also built Baalath and Tadmor (1 Kings 9:15, 24). Many of the kings of Israel and Judah were engaged in erecting various buildings. Herod and his sons and successors restored the temple, and built fortifications and other structures of great magnificence in Jerusalem (Luke 21:5). The instruments used in building are mentioned as the plumb-line (Amos 7:7), the measuring-reed (Ezek. 40:3), and the saw (1 Kings 7:9). Believers are "God's building" (1 Cor. 3:9); and heaven is called "a building of God" (2 Cor. 5:1). Christ is the only foundation of his church (1 Cor. 3:10-12), of which he also is the builder (Matt. 16:18).

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