English Explanatory Dictionary

building

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process by which something is built; construction.
  2. A closed structure with walls and a roof.
  3. Synonym of Tits building.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of build

Pronunciation

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-building.wav en-us-building.ogg En-uk-building.ogg

Word forms

building buildings

Etymology

From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

Synonyms

building edifice wark construction Tits building

Related words

abode :Category:Buildings List of building types on Wikipedia.Wikipedia List of house types on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived words

abuilding apartment building bldg. boatbuilding bodybuilding break-building bridgebuilding buildering building and pest building block building code building envelope buildingful buildingless buildinglike building material building paper building permit building site building society building trade buildingwide building worker burn building carriagebuilding castlebuilding coachbuilding condo building deckbuilding duck building Elvis has left the building empire-building forebuilding go jump off a building green building has left the building homebuilding housebuilding institution-building interbuilding intrabuilding jerry-building legislative building link building main building megabuilding modelbuilding model building modular building moundbuilding mountain building multibuilding nation-building nestbuilding newbuilding New Buildings nonbuilding office building omnibuilding organbuilding
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