build|ing

build|ing
build|ing «BIHL dihng», noun.
1. a thing built. Barns, factories, stores, houses, and hotels are all buildings. »

All great buildings, after all, express an idea—and…the Palace of Westminster is undeniably a great building (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

2. the business, art, or process of making houses, stores, bridges, ships, and similar things: »

The boom in building…has resulted in the local land being more valuable now for houses (London Times).

 Abbr: bldg.
Synonym Study 1 Building, edifice, structure mean something constructed. Building is the general term and applies to all purposes, sizes, materials, etc.: »

From the hill we could see the buildings in the city.

Edifice, a more formal word, suggests a large and imposing building: »

The cathedral is a handsome edifice.

Structure emphasizes the type of construction, as the materials used, arrangement of parts, etc.: »

The new library is a fireproof structure.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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