Building
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Building is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
Meaning
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
More Meanings
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
- (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
- present participle and gerund of build
Example Sentences
Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings
My sister lives in that apartment building.
The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.
Word Forms
- buildings
Synonyms for building
Depending on context, synonyms include edifice, wark, construction, increasing, augmenting, augmentative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include edifice, construction, rising, increasing, augmentative, heightening.
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