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Building

Building Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Building? [n] the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" [n] the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" [n] [n] the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise" [adj] increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Building: augmentative \| augmenting \| construction \| edifice \| increasing Related Terms \| Find terms related to Building: adobe house \| anatomy \| architectonics \| architecture \| arrangement \| assemblage \| assembly \| build \| buildup \| casa \| casting \| cliff dwelling \| combination \| composition \| compound \| conformation \| constitution \| construct \| construction \| consulate \| conversion \| country house \| country seat \| crafting \| craftsmanship \| creation \| cultivation \| dacha \| deanery \| devising \| dwelling house \| Dymaxion house \| edifice \| elaboration \| embassy \| embodiment \| erection \| establishment \| extraction \| fabric \| fabrication \| farm \| farmhouse \| fashion \| fashioning \| forging \| form \| format \| formation \| forming \| formulation \| frame \| framing \| getup \| growing \| hall \| handicraft \| handiwork \| harvesting \| house \| houseboat \| hut \| incorporation \| junction \| lake dwelling \| living machine \| lodge \| machining \| make \| makeup \| making \| manor house \| manse \| manufacture \| manufacturing \| milling \| mining \| mixture \| mold \| molding \| organic structure \| organism \| organization \| packaged house \| parsonage \| pattern \| patterning \| penthouse \| physique \| piecing together \| pile \| plan \| prefab \| prefabricated house \| prefabrication \| preparation \| presidential palace \| processing \| producing \| production \| putting together \| pyramid \| raising \| ranch house \| rectory \| refining \| roof \| setup \| shape \| shaping \| skyscraper \| smelting \| sod house \| split-level \| structure \| structuring \| superstructure \| syneresis \| synthesis \| tectonics \| texture \| tissue \| tower \| town house \| vicarage \| warp and woof \| weave \| web \| White House \| workmanship See Also \| abattoir \| annex \| annexe \| antechamber \| anteroom \| apartment building \| apartment house \| architecture \| assemblage \| assembly \| aviary \| bathhouse \| bathing machine \| bird sanctuary \| bowling alley \| business \| business enterprise \| butchery \| casino-hotel \| center \| centre \| chapterhouse \| club \| clubhouse \| commercial enterprise \| construction \| corner \| cornerstone \| court \| courtyard \| creating from raw materials \| crenelation \| crenellation \| cullis \| dead room \| dorm \| dormitory \| dry walling \| eating house \| eating place \| elevator \| entrance hall \| erecting \| erection \| extension \| exterior door \| fabrication \| farm building \| feedlot \| firetrap \| floor \| foundation stone \| foyer \| gambling den \| gambling hell \| gambling house \| gaming house \| gathering \| gazebo \| glasshouse \| government building \| grading \| greenhouse \| hall \| Hall of Fame \| health facility \| heat \| heating \| heating plant \| heating system \| hotel \| hotel-casino \| house \| house of God \| house of prayer \| house of worship \| house painting \| house-raising \| interior door \| jerry-building \| level \| leveling \| library \| lift \| lobby \| masonry \| medical building \| ministry \| morgue \| mortuary \| nook \| nursery \| observatory \| office block \| office building \| opium den \| outbuilding \| outside door \| packinghouse \| painting \| place of worship \| planetarium \| plumbery \| plumbing \| presbytery \| quoin \| residence hall \| rest house \| restaurant \| rink \| road construction \| roofing \| rustication \| shambles \| sheet-metal work \| shingling \| shipbuilding \| skating rink \| slaughterhouse \| storey \| story \| structure \| student residence \| summerhouse \| vestibule \| volary \| wing Building In Webster's Dictionary \Build"ing\, n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. --Bp. Hall. 2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture. The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural. --Hosking. 3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc. Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have cost a mass of public treasury. --Shak.

Building Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Building?

[n] the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
[n] the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
[n]
[n] the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
[adj] increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises"

Building In Webster's Dictionary

\Build"ing\, n.
1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

         Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no
         faster.                               --Bp. Hall.

2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil
   architecture.

         The execution of works of architecture necessarily
         includes building; but building is frequently
         employed when the result is not architectural.
                                               --Hosking.

3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a
   house, a church, etc.

         Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have
         cost a mass of public treasury.       --Shak.

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