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building

[bil-ding]

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noun

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.
anything built built or constructed.
the act, business, or practice of constructing houses, office buildings, etc.

building

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noun

something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory
the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc

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Other Word Forms

buildingless adjective
underbuilding noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of building¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, building is from the Middle English word byldinge. See build, -ing ¹

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Synonym Study

Building, edifice, structure refer to something built. Building and structure may apply to either a finished or an unfinished product of construction, and carry no implications as to size or condition. Edifice is a more formal word and narrower in application, referring to a completed structure, and usually a large and imposing one. Building generally connotes a useful purpose (houses, schools, business offices, etc.); structure suggests the planning and constructive process.

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Example Sentences

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Almost every building in the vicinity suffered similar damage.

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Most of the apartments in his building have already been divided into single rooms to bring in more rent.

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"The biggest issue is all the heating costs that go into our service charges are heating the communal hallways. The building is cooking from the inside."

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Some inert material, such as ash from incinerators and building rubble, will still be allowed at landfill sites.

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Residential buildings in Iran do not have shelters.

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