building

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build⋅ing

[bil-ding]

–noun

1.	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.

2.	anything built or constructed.

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

Origin:
1250–1300; ME byldinge. See build, -ing ¹

Related forms:

build⋅ing⋅less, adjective

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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build

[bild]

verb, built or (Archaic

) build⋅ed; build⋅ing; noun

–verb (used with object)

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

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

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

4.	to base; found: a relationship built on trust.

Games.

a.	to make (words) from letters.

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

–verb (used without object)

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

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

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

–noun

9.	the physical structure, esp. 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.	a vertical joint.

b.	the vertical dimension of a stone laid on its bed.

—Verb phrases

12.	build in or 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,

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

b.	to strengthen.

c.	to prepare in stages.

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

e.	to praise or flatter.

Origin:
bef. 1150; ME bilden, OE byldan, deriv. of bold, var. of botl dwelling, house

Related forms:

build⋅a⋅ble, adjective

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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build (bĭld)

v. built (bĭlt), build·ing, builds

v. tr.

To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
To order, finance, or supervise the construction of: The administration built several new housing projects.
To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create: build a nation; built a successful business out of their corner grocery store.
To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to: money building interest in a savings account; build support for a political candidate.
To establish a basis for; found or ground: build an argument on fact.

v. intr.

To make something by combining materials or parts.
To engage in the construction or design of buildings: "Each of the three architects built in a different style" (Dwight Macdonald).
To develop in magnitude or extent: clouds building on the horizon.
To progress toward a maximum, as of intensity: suspense building from the opening scene to the climax.

The physical makeup of a person or thing; physique: an athletic build.
Computer Science Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.
To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.
To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.
To fill up (an area) with buildings.

Phrasal Verb(s):
build in/intoTo construct or include as an integral part of: a wall with shelving that was built in; build stability into the economy.
build on/uponTo use as a basis or foundation: We must build on our recent success.
build up

To develop or increase in stages or by degrees: built up the business; building up my endurance for the marathon.
To accumulate or collect: sediment building up on the ocean floor.
To bolster: build up the product with a massive ad campaign; built up my hopes after the interview.
To fill up (an area) with buildings.

Idiom(s):
build on sandTo provide with an unstable foundation: Having bought only high-risk stocks, my portfolio was built on sand.

[Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

build·ing (bĭl'dĭng)

Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure.
The act, process, art, or occupation of constructing.

Word Origin & History

build

O.E. byldan "construct a house," verb form of bold "house," from P.Gmc. *buthlam, from PIE base *bhu- "dwell." Rare in O.E., in M.E. it won out over more common O.E. timbran. Modern spelling is unexplained. Building "a structure" is from 1297. Built-in is from 1898; well-built in reference to a woman is from 1871.

Bible Dictionary

Building

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).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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