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building > 4 senses
NOUN	1	building, edifice	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
	2	building, construction	The act of constructing something
	3	building, construction	The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
	4	building	The occupants of a building

building > pronunciation
Sounds	bih'ldihng
Rhymes	abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng...

building > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.
Examples	"there was a three-story building on the corner"
Synonyms	edifice
Parts	annex, annexe, extension, wing; anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule; corner, quoin; corner, nook; cornerstone; cornerstone; court, courtyard; cullis; elevator, lift; exterior door, outside door; floor, level, storey, story; foundation stone; heating system, heating plant, heating, heat; interior door; roof; room; scantling, stud; shaft; skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe; stairway, staircase; upstairs; wall; window; crawlspace, crawl space
Broader	structure, construction
Narrower	abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse; apartment building, apartment house; architecture; aviary, bird sanctuary, volary; bathhouse, bathing machine; bowling alley; center, centre; chapterhouse; clubhouse, club; dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence; farm building; feedlot; firetrap; gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house; gazebo, summerhouse; government building; greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse; hall; hall; Hall of Fame; hotel; hotel-casino, casino-hotel; house; house; library; medical building, health facility, healthcare facility; ministry; morgue, mortuary, dead room; observatory; office building, office block; opium den; outbuilding; packinghouse; place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship; planetarium; presbytery; restaurant, eating house, eating place; rest house; rink, skating rink; Roman building; rotunda; ruin; school, schoolhouse; shooting gallery; signal box; skyscraper; student union; tavern, tap house; telecom hotel, telco building; temple; theater, theatre, house; whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house
Instances	Independence Hall; Houses of Parliament

building > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of constructing something.
Examples	"his hobby was the building of boats"
Synonyms	construction
Category of	reface; wattle; frame, frame up; rebuild, reconstruct; groin; raise, erect, rear, set up, put up; prefabricate, preassemble
Broader	creating from raw materials
Narrower	crenelation, crenellation; erecting, erection; house-raising; fabrication, assembly; dry walling; grading, leveling; road construction; shipbuilding; rustication
Verbs	build

building > noun 3, act
Meaning	The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones.
Examples	"workers in the building trades"
Synonyms	construction
Parts	masonry; painting, house painting; plumbing, plumbery; roofing; sheet-metal work; shingling
Broader	commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Narrower	jerry-building
Verbs	build; build

building > noun 4, group
Meaning	The occupants of a building.
Examples	"the entire building complained about the noise"
Broader	gathering, assemblage

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