BUILD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • constitution of the human body
   Synonym(s)
   • body-build (what does body-build mean?)
   • habitus (what does habitus mean?)
   • physique (what does physique mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bodily property (what does bodily property mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lankiness (what does lankiness mean?)
   • dumpiness (what does dumpiness mean?)
   • squattiness (what does squattiness mean?)
   • body type (what does body type mean?)
   • somatotype (what does somatotype mean?)
2. Meaning
   • alternative names for the body of a human being
   Synonym(s)
   • anatomy (what does anatomy mean?)
   • bod (what does bod mean?)
   • chassis (what does chassis mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • flesh (what does flesh mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • human body (what does human body mean?)
   • material body (what does material body mean?)
   • physical body (what does physical body mean?)
   • physique (what does physique mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • soma (what does soma mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Leonardo studied the human body
   • he has a strong physique
   • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body (what does body mean?)
   • organic structure (what does organic structure mean?)
   • physical structure (what does physical structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • juvenile body (what does juvenile body mean?)
   • adult body (what does adult body mean?)
   • male body (what does male body mean?)
   • female body (what does female body mean?)

BUILD as VERB

1. Meaning
   • develop and grow
   Usage Example(s)
   • Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • intensify (what does intensify mean?)
   • deepen (what does deepen mean?)
2. Meaning
   • form or accumulate steadily
   Synonym(s)
   • build up (what does build up mean?)
   • progress (what does progress mean?)
   • work up (what does work up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Resistance to the manager’’s plan built up quickly
   • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • advancement (what does advancement mean?)
   • progress (what does progress mean?)
3. Meaning
   • bolster or strengthen
   Synonym(s)
   • build up (what does build up mean?)
   • ramp up (what does ramp up mean?)
   • work up (what does work up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We worked up courage
   • build up confidence
   • ramp up security in the airports
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
4. Meaning
   • improve the cleansing action of
   Usage Example(s)
   • build detergents
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • better (what does better mean?)
   • improve (what does improve mean?)
   • amend (what does amend mean?)
   • ameliorate (what does ameliorate mean?)
   • meliorate (what does meliorate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • builder (what does builder mean?)
   • detergent builder (what does detergent builder mean?)
5. Meaning
   • found or ground
   Usage Example(s)
   • build a defense on nothing but the accused person’’s reputation
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
6. Meaning
   • make by combining materials and parts
   Synonym(s)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this little pig made his house out of straw
   • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • create (what does create mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • customize (what does customize mean?)
   • customise (what does customise mean?)
   • revet (what does revet mean?)
   • lock (what does lock mean?)
   • wattle (what does wattle mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • frame up (what does frame up mean?)
   • rebuild (what does rebuild mean?)
   • reconstruct (what does reconstruct mean?)
   • groin (what does groin mean?)
   • cantilever (what does cantilever mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • erect (what does erect mean?)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • put up (what does put up mean?)
   • corduroy (what does corduroy mean?)
   • channelize (what does channelize mean?)
   • channelise (what does channelise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • maker (what does maker mean?)
   • shaper (what does shaper mean?)
   • brand (what does brand mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • devising (what does devising mean?)
   • fashioning (what does fashioning mean?)
   • making (what does making mean?)
   • builder (what does builder mean?)
   • constructor (what does constructor mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • building (what does building mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • building (what does building mean?)
   • builder (what does builder mean?)
   • constructor (what does constructor mean?)
7. Meaning
   • build or establish something abstract
   Synonym(s)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • build a reputation
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • create (what does create mean?)
8. Meaning
   • be engaged in building
   Usage Example(s)
   • These architects build in interesting and new styles
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • create (what does create mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   • building (what does building mean?)
9. Meaning
   • give form to, according to a plan
   Usage Example(s)
   • build a modern nation
   • build a million-dollar business
   Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • develop (what does develop mean?)
10. Meaning
    • order, supervise, or finance the construction of
    Usage Example(s)
    • The government is building new schools in this state
    Hypernyms(s) build is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • oversee (what does oversee mean?)
    • supervise (what does supervise mean?)
    • superintend (what does superintend mean?)
    • manage (what does manage mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • construction (what does construction mean?)
    • building (what does building mean?)