plural buildings
1
: 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.
My office is in that small brick building.
office/apartment buildings [=buildings with offices/apartments inside]
2
: the act or process of making structures by putting together materials
We bought the land for building.
—often + ofHe planned the building [=construction] of the town's roads and bridges.
The building of the bridge took 10 years.
—often used before another nounbuilding materials/supplies
a building contractor [=someone whose business is building structures]
the building site
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“Building.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/building. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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