ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
  2. (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
  3. 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

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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