building
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
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buildings
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buildings
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUILDING
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a structure (such as a house, hospital, school, etc.) with a roof and walls that is used as a place for people to live, work, do activities, store things, etc.
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My office is in that small brick building.
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office/apartment buildings [=buildings with offices/apartments inside]
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[noncount]
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the act or process of making structures by putting together materials
— often + of
— often used before another noun
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We bought the land for building.
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He planned the building [=construction] of the town's roads and bridges.
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The building of the bridge took 10 years.
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building materials/supplies
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a building contractor [=someone whose business is building structures]
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the building site
