building
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.
Origin of building
1synonym study For building
Other words from building
- build·ing·less, adjective
- un·der·build·ing, noun
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How to use building in a sentence
“Bodegas, private residences, apartment buildings, you name it,” the investigator says.
According to one student, “from behind buildings and around corners he was saluted with cries and catcalls.”
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the central port, cranes dangle in disuse and buildings open to the sky.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTClayton businesses and buildings are preparing for lockdowns as the Buzz Westfall Center in Clayton where the grand jury meets.
The buildings under metal braces will be repaired; those jacked up with wooden planks will likely not.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Spanish troops did not care to venture past a block of buildings in which were the offices and stores of a British firm.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanNeither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairBridgewater, Mass., invaded by the Indian enemy, and 17 buildings laid in ashes.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe buildings grew higher toward the center of the dome, but I stopped while they were still two stories.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeWork was not wanting also in repairing and roofing the buildings and the mill, abandoned since our return in 1607.
British Dictionary definitions for building
/ (ˈbɪldɪŋ) /
something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory
the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc
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