Unscramble built

Definition of built

adjective:

• (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents". Synonyms: reinforced.

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

cantilever, channelise, channelize, corduroy, customise, customize, erect, frame, groin, lock, raise, rear, rebuild, reconstruct, revet, wattle.

Words nearby

build, guilt, quilt.

Rhymes with

gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, quilt, silt, stilt, tilt, wilt.