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noun
- 1. a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory. Similar
- 2. the action or trade of constructing something: "the building of motorways" Similar
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BUILDING definition: 1. a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory: 2. the process or business of…. Learn more.
1. : a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling) 2. : the art or business of assembling materials into a structure. Synonyms. edifice. structure. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of building in a Sentence. My office is in that small brick building. We bought the land for building.
Building definition: 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.. See examples of BUILDING used in a sentence.
Residential. Single-family residential buildings are most often called houses or homes. Multi-family residential buildings containing more than one dwelling unit are called duplexes or apartment buildings. Condominiums are apartments that occupants own rather than rent.
A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory. They were on the upper floor of the building. Crowds gathered around the Parliament building. Synonyms: structure, house, construction, dwelling [formal, literary] More Synonyms of building. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
[uncountable] the creation or development of something. The building of a consensus is not going to be an easy process. The party is emphasizing community building as one of its key policies. see also nation-building, team building.
BUILDING meaning: 1 : a structure (such as a house, hospital, school, etc.) with a roof and walls that is used as a place for people to live, work, do activities, store things, etc.; 2 : the act or process of making structures by putting together materials often + of often used before another noun.
BUILDING definition: 1. a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, school, etc: 2. the activity of putting…. Learn more.
1. any relatively permanent enclosed structure on a plot of land, having a roof and usu. windows. 2. anything built or constructed. 3. the act, business, or practice of constructing houses, office buildings, etc. [1250–1300] build′ing•less, adj.
Building is the process of making something. Building Lego cities and towns is the favorite activity of many kids. When a construction company is building a structure like a grocery store or a school, you can say it's building a building.
