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- [bil-ding]
- /ˈbɪl dɪŋ/
- /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
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- [bil-ding]
- /ˈbɪl dɪŋ/
Definitions of building word
- countable noun building A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory. 3
- noun building something built with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory 3
- noun building the act, business, occupation, or art of building houses, boats, etc 3
- noun building anything that is built with walls and a roof, as a house or factory; structure 3
- noun building the act, process, work, or business of constructing houses, ships, etc. 3
- noun building the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build. 1
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Origin of building
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, building is from the Middle English word byldinge. See build, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Building
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
building popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
building usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for building
noun building
- hut — a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
Antonyms for building
noun building
- annihilation — the act of annihilating
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- bane — The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
- caries — Caries is decay in teeth.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
adj building
- cankerous — having cankers
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- feller — Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918–2010, U.S. baseball player.
- lethiferous — lethal.
adjective building
- annihilative — Serving to annihilate; radically destructive.
- eradicative — Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
- erosive — Of or pertaining to erosion.
- extirpative — Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
- wrackful — ruinous.
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