Unscramble building

Definition of building

noun:

• a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner", "it was an imposing edifice". Synonyms: edifice.
• the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour", "his hobby was the building of boats". Synonyms: construction.
• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction", "workers in the building trades". Synonyms: construction.
• the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise".

verb:

• make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw", "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer". Synonyms: build, construct, make.
• form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly", "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border". Synonyms: build, build up, progress, work up.
• build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation". Synonyms: build, establish.
• improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents". Synonyms: build.
• order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state". Synonyms: build.
• give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation", "build a million-dollar business". Synonyms: build.
• be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles". Synonyms: build.
• found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation". Synonyms: build.
• bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage", "build up confidence", "ramp up security in the airports". Synonyms: build, build up, ramp up, work up.
• develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera". Synonyms: build.

Related words

abattoir, architecture, assembly, aviary, bagnio, bathhouse, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, butchery, cantilever, cathouse, center, centre, channelise, channelize, chapterhouse, club, clubhouse, corduroy, crenelation, crenellation, customise, customize, dorm, dormitory, eatery, erect, erecting, erection, fabrication, feedlot, firetrap, frame, gazebo, glasshouse, grading, greenhouse, groin, hall, hotel, house, leveling, library, lock, ministry, morgue, mortuary, nursery, observatory, outbuilding, packinghouse, planetarium, presbytery, raise, rear, rebuild, reconstruct, restaurant, revet, rink, rotunda, ruin, rustication, school, schoolhouse, shambles, shipbuilding, skyscraper, slaughterhouse, summerhouse, tavern, temple, theater, theatre, volary, wattle, whorehouse.

Rhymes with

gilding, rebuilding.