build

Examples

• All

• Yeah, that's a good build, but...

  Champion (1949)

• I'd like to make this somewhat of a budget build as I'm still in college.

  Blog text (23)

• I have a very good build.

  Yonkers Joe (2008)

• Show me your current build.

  Jobs (2013)

• You got a good build.

  The Last Boy Scout (1991)

• This is a fresh build, not a conversion.

  Crow (2016)

• Yeah, you got an exotic build.

  Fist Fight (2017)

• What's the typical build of a disc golf player, Keith?

• Do you have any Elden Ring strength build, PvP strategies?

• In gaming, a strong build defines how effective a character can be in combat.

Idioms

B

to build a moat

2 7.4

To dig a deep, wide ditch around a building and fill it with water to protect it

B

to build on sand

• Informal

1 7.6

To base a plan or belief on a weak foundation that will likely fail

B

to build a bridge and get over it

• Informal

9.4

Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on

B

to build a fiefdom

8.9

To create a separate area of power for oneself inside an organization

B

build the plane while flying it

• Informal

9.4

Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go

Compounds

B

build-out

• Specialized

5 4.5

Work to make a space ready for use, like an office or shop

B

body-build

3.2

The shape, size, and strength of a person's body

U

unmuscular build

5.7

A body with little muscle that looks thin or soft

How Effective

build

• Jargon

9 7.4

gearset

• Jargon

5.8

kit

302 1.6

starter

23 2.1

Surface Forms

Etymology