building

Letters that make building

b, d, g, l, n, i, u are letters that make 'building'

Words within building

ding, build, ng, il, in, din, IL, IN, In are words within 'building'


4 possible definitions for 'building'

Building as "the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones"

Under this definition, building is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

construction has the same meaning as building

building as a type

'building' can be a type of business, commercial enterprise, business enterprise.

Types of building

jerry-building is a type of building.

Parts of building

masonry, painting, house painting, plumbing, plumbery, roofing, sheet-metal work, shingling are parts of 'building'.

Derivatives of building

build are derivatives of 'building'.

Example of building used within this context

"their main business is home construction", "workers in the building trades"


Building as "a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place"

Under this definition, building is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

edifice has the same meaning as building

building as a type

'building' can be a type of structure, construction.

Types of building

abattoir, shambles, slaughterhouse, hall, apartment building, apartment house, aviary, volary, bathhouse, bathing machine, bowling alley, centre, chapterhouse, clubhouse, dormitory, dorm, residence hall, student residence, farm building, feedlot, firetrap, gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house, gazebo, summerhouse, government building, nursery, Hall of Fame, hotel, hotel-casino, casino-hotel, library, medical building, health facility, healthcare facility, morgue, office building, office block, opium den, outbuilding, place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship, presbytery, restaurant, eating house, eating place, eatery, rest house, rink, skating rink, Roman building, rotunda, schoolhouse, signal box, signal tower, skyscraper, student union, tavern, tap house, telecom hotel, telco building, theater, brothel, whorehouse, bordello, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house, butchery, architecture, club, hall, dead room, observatory, planetarium, ruin, school, shooting gallery, temple, house, bagnio, bird sanctuary, glasshouse, house of prostitution, hall, packinghouse, theatre, center, mortuary, greenhouse, ministry, house, house are types of 'building'.

Instances of building

Independence Hall, Houses of Parliament. are instances of 'building'

Parts of building

annex, annexe, anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, lobby, vestibule, corner, corner, quoin, nook, cornerstone, cornerstone, cullis, elevator, outside door, floor, storey, story, foundation stone, heating plant, heating, heat, roof, room, scantling, skeletal frame, underframe, stairway, staircase, crawlspace, crawl space, extension, wing, courtyard, stud, shaft, frame, upstairs, foyer, exterior door, heating system, interior door, skeleton, window, wall, level, lift, court are parts of 'building'.

Example of building used within this context

"there was a three-story building on the corner", "it was an imposing edifice"


Building as "the occupants of a building"

Under this definition, building is a noun and has the following properties:

building as a type

'building' can be a type of gathering, assemblage.

Example of building used within this context

"the entire building complained about the noise"


Building as "the act of constructing something"

Under this definition, building is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

construction has the same meaning as building

building as a type

'building' can be a type of creating from raw materials.

Types of building

leveling, grading, rustication, fabrication, crenelation, crenellation, erecting, erection, house-raising, assembly, dry walling, road construction, shipbuilding, ship building are types of 'building'.

building as a category

groin, put up, reface, prefabricate, frame up, preassemble, wattle, reconstruct, rear, erect, raise, rebuild, frame, set up are categories of 'building'.

Derivatives of building

build, construct, make are derivatives of 'building'.

Example of building used within this context

"during the construction we had to take a detour", "his hobby was the building of boats"



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