SkyfireDict

building   (TTS Sound)

The noun building has 4 senses

• building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")


• construction, building -- (the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats")


• construction, building -- (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades")


• building -- (the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise")

The verb build has 10 senses

• construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")


• build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")


• build, establish -- (build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation")


• build -- (improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents")


• build -- (order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state")


• build -- (give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business")


• build -- (be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles")


• build -- (found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation")


• build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports")


• build -- (develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera")