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building

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. building (noun)
  2. castle-building (noun)
  3. empire building (noun)
  4. loft building (noun)
  5. sawtooth building (noun)
  6. strip building (noun)
  7. word-building (noun)

build·ing

noun \ˈbil-diŋ\

Definition of BUILDING

1
: a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)
2
: the art or business of assembling materials into a structure
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Examples of BUILDING

  1. My office is in that small brick building.
  2. We bought the land for building.

First Known Use of BUILDING

14th century

Related to BUILDING

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with BUILDING

hilding

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