building
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
- They got all these cool buildings all lit up.
- apartment building
- office building
- school building
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Watch on YouTubeIn fact, I rarely leave this building because of the risk.
- In fact, I rarely leave this building because of the risk.
- So I've got, I'm looking at a building and it's destroyed.
- So flew right over the roof of our building, hit the tower.
- Turn left after leaving the building, cross Lubavitch St.
- And there are snipers on buildings firing down.
- It's a plane able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.
- Trump's name being removed from the building with a crowbar.
Examples
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It's a week after Labor Day, and the building is deserted except for Bill.
Fiction book (1990) -
Who is going to tell the king that his building is simply no good?
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But you can see here all the old buildings along the water.
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We are now in the building getting ready.
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In fact, I rarely leave this building because of the risk.
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We would remind you, that there is no smoking inside the building.
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Various sustainable design strategies were featured throughout the building, which will provide learning opportunities for the students.
Academic text (2011) -
It's a building that overlooks the roof where they spotted him yesterday.
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I pass a small used-car lot, another boarded-up building, and several machine shops still in operation.
Academic text (2011) -
The new History Colorado Center is a beautiful building with parking facilities conveniently located.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
Compounds
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2.1
A very tall building in New York City with a famous observation deck since 1931
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2.5
A thing people use to make houses and other places to live, like wood, brick, concrete
- Formal
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3.5
Rules made by local government about how to design and build safe buildings
- Formal
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3.4
Official paper that allows you to build or knock down a building on a site
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2.4
A piece of land where people plan to make or are making houses and other structures
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3.5
A division that manages construction, repairs, and maintenance of a building
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
A government building where diplomats live and work, like an embassy or consulate
- Specialized
A building that holds equipment for a phone company, like servers and cables
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Etymology
Building comes from the verb build, which means 'to make' or 'to construct', so a building is the thing someone has made — a place with walls and a roof. That's why we call a house, office, or school a building.