BUILDING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of constructing or building something
   Synonym(s)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • during the construction we had to take a detour
   • his hobby was the building of boats
   Hypernyms(s) building is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • creating from raw materials (what does creating from raw materials mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crenelation (what does crenelation mean?)
   • crenellation (what does crenellation mean?)
   • erecting (what does erecting mean?)
   • erection (what does erection mean?)
   • house-raising (what does house-raising mean?)
   • fabrication (what does fabrication mean?)
   • assembly (what does assembly mean?)
   • dry walling (what does dry walling mean?)
   • grading (what does grading mean?)
   • leveling (what does leveling mean?)
   • road construction (what does road construction mean?)
   • shipbuilding (what does shipbuilding mean?)
   • rustication (what does rustication mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings
   Synonym(s)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • their main business is home construction
   • workers in the building trades
   Hypernyms(s) building is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • commercial enterprise (what does commercial enterprise mean?)
   • business enterprise (what does business enterprise mean?)
   • business (what does business mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • jerry-building (what does jerry-building mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • build (what does build mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   Synonym(s)
   • edifice (what does edifice mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a three-story building on the corner
   • it was an imposing edifice
   Hypernyms(s) building is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abattoir (what does abattoir mean?)
   • butchery (what does butchery mean?)
   • shambles (what does shambles mean?)
   • slaughterhouse (what does slaughterhouse mean?)
   • apartment building (what does apartment building mean?)
   • apartment house (what does apartment house mean?)
   • architecture (what does architecture mean?)
   • aviary (what does aviary mean?)
   • bird sanctuary (what does bird sanctuary mean?)
   • volary (what does volary mean?)
   • bathhouse (what does bathhouse mean?)
   • bathing machine (what does bathing machine mean?)
   • bowling alley (what does bowling alley mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • centre (what does centre mean?)
   • chapterhouse (what does chapterhouse mean?)
   • clubhouse (what does clubhouse mean?)
   • club (what does club mean?)
   • dormitory (what does dormitory mean?)
   • dorm (what does dorm mean?)
   • residence hall (what does residence hall mean?)
   • hall (what does hall mean?)
   • student residence (what does student residence mean?)
   • farm building (what does farm building mean?)
   • feedlot (what does feedlot mean?)
   • firetrap (what does firetrap mean?)
   • gambling house (what does gambling house mean?)
   • gambling den (what does gambling den mean?)
   • gambling hell (what does gambling hell mean?)
   • gaming house (what does gaming house mean?)
   • gazebo (what does gazebo mean?)
   • summerhouse (what does summerhouse mean?)
   • government building (what does government building mean?)
   • greenhouse (what does greenhouse mean?)
   • nursery (what does nursery mean?)
   • glasshouse (what does glasshouse mean?)
   • hall (what does hall mean?)
   • hall (what does hall mean?)
   • Hall of Fame (what does Hall of Fame mean?)
   • hotel (what does hotel mean?)
   • hotel-casino (what does hotel-casino mean?)
   • casino-hotel (what does casino-hotel mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • Independence Hall (what does Independence Hall mean?)
   • library (what does library mean?)
   • medical building (what does medical building mean?)
   • health facility (what does health facility mean?)
   • healthcare facility (what does healthcare facility mean?)
   • ministry (what does ministry mean?)
   • morgue (what does morgue mean?)
   • mortuary (what does mortuary mean?)
   • dead room (what does dead room mean?)
   • observatory (what does observatory mean?)
   • office building (what does office building mean?)
   • office block (what does office block mean?)
   • opium den (what does opium den mean?)
   • outbuilding (what does outbuilding mean?)
   • packinghouse (what does packinghouse mean?)
   • place of worship (what does place of worship mean?)
   • house of prayer (what does house of prayer mean?)
   • house of God (what does house of God mean?)
   • house of worship (what does house of worship mean?)
   • planetarium (what does planetarium mean?)
   • presbytery (what does presbytery mean?)
   • restaurant (what does restaurant mean?)
   • eating house (what does eating house mean?)
   • eating place (what does eating place mean?)
   • rest house (what does rest house mean?)
   • rink (what does rink mean?)
   • skating rink (what does skating rink mean?)
   • Roman building (what does Roman building mean?)
   • rotunda (what does rotunda mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   • school (what does school mean?)
   • schoolhouse (what does schoolhouse mean?)
   • shooting gallery (what does shooting gallery mean?)
   • signal box (what does signal box mean?)
   • skyscraper (what does skyscraper mean?)
   • student union (what does student union mean?)
   • tavern (what does tavern mean?)
   • tap house (what does tap house mean?)
   • telecom hotel (what does telecom hotel mean?)
   • telco building (what does telco building mean?)
   • temple (what does temple mean?)
   • theater (what does theater mean?)
   • theatre (what does theatre mean?)
   • house (what does house mean?)
   • whorehouse (what does whorehouse mean?)
   • brothel (what does brothel mean?)
   • bordello (what does bordello mean?)
   • bagnio (what does bagnio mean?)
   • house of prostitution (what does house of prostitution mean?)
   • house of ill repute (what does house of ill repute mean?)
   • bawdyhouse (what does bawdyhouse mean?)
   • cathouse (what does cathouse mean?)
   • sporting house (what does sporting house mean?)
   • Houses of Parliament (what does Houses of Parliament mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the occupants of a building
   Usage Example(s)
   • the entire building complained about the noise
   Hypernyms(s) building is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gathering (what does gathering mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)