building

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

Noun

  1. The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    • The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.

    Synonyms: construction

  2. A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    • My sister lives in that apartment building.
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    • Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings - 2024 May 6, @thepunbible, Twitter, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024:

    Synonyms: edifice

  3. Synonym of Tits building.

    Synonyms: Tits building

Origin

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”).

Forms

buildings

Synonyms

building edifice wark

Hypernyms

structure

Hyponyms

house palace row house townhouse church cathedral synagogue temple basilica mosque tomb hospital library monastery town hall city hall citadel museum theater granary silo factory plant mill

Related

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Derived

abuilding apartment building black building test 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

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of build

Origin

From Middle English beeldynge, equivalent to build + -ing.