building
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: edifice |
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Related Words: Hall of Fame, Pentagon, Roman building, Statehouse, abattoir, airdock, apartment building, apartment house, architecture, aviary, bagnio, bakery, bathhouse, bathing machine, bawdyhouse, bird sanctuary, bordello, bowling alley, brothel, butchery, casino-hotel, cathouse, center, centre, chancellery, chapterhouse, club, clubhouse, construction, courthouse, dead room, diplomatic building, eating house, eating place, farm building, feedlot, firetrap, gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, hall, hangar, health facility, hotel, hotel-casino, house, house of God, house of ill repute, house of prayer, house of prostitution, house of worship, library, medical building, ministry, morgue, mortuary, nursery, observatory, office block, office building, opium den, outbuilding, packinghouse, place of worship, planetarium, presbytery, repair shed, rest house, restaurant, rink, rotunda, ruin, school, schoolhouse, shambles, shooting gallery, signal box, skating rink, skyscraper, slaughterhouse, sporting house, structure, student union, summerhouse, tavern, temple, theater, theatre, town hall, volary, whorehouse |
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(satellite adjective) rising progressively; "the building suspense"; "the heightening drama" |
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Synonyms: heightening |
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(noun) the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise" |
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Related Words: assemblage, gathering |
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(noun) the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
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Synonyms: construction |
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Related Words: assembly, creating from raw materials, dry walling, erecting, erection, fabrication, grading, house-raising, leveling, road construction, shipbuilding |
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(noun) the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" |
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Synonyms: construction |
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Related Words: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, jerry-building |
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(satellite adjective) increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises" |
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Synonyms: augmentative, augmenting |
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