building

noun

build·​ing ˈbil-diŋ 

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

Synonyms

• edifice
• structure

Examples of building in a Sentence

My office is in that small brick building.

We bought the land for building.

Recent Examples on the Web

Parkland's 1200 building will be torn down this week. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 June 2024

City officials have slowly worked to rebuild that capacity in the last five years — the old work-release building at the Denver County Jail is now a halfway house with 48 beds — and by the end of June, the city will have about 275 available beds. —Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024

Church leaders at Pottstown Beacon of Hope said the warming center was needed as a stop-gap measure while building plans for its shelter were tied up in property title problems, The Mercury in Pottstown reported. —Claire Thornton, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024

Companies in Regions Tower The building is home to Regions Bank and a number of other businesses, including the IT cloud services company Levementum and medical tech company Trifecta. —Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing building

• apartment building
• building block
• building society
• sick building syndrome
• world building

Kids Definition

building

noun

build·​ing ˈbil-diŋ 

1

: a permanent structure built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity or for storage

an office building

2

: the art, work, or business of assembling materials into a structure