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Definitions for: Building
[n] the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
[n] the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
[n]
[n] the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
[adj] increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises"
Webster (1913) Definition: Build"ing, n.
1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no
faster. --Bp. Hall.
2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil
architecture.
The execution of works of architecture necessarily
includes building; but building is frequently
employed when the result is not architectural.
--Hosking.
3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a
house, a church, etc.
Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have
cost a mass of public treasury. --Shak.
Synonyms: augmentative, augmenting, construction, edifice, increasing
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