build a house — construct a house from the ground up
More collocations
More collocations with house (13)
buy a house
purchase a residential property
leave the house
go outside from home
rent a house
pay to live in a house owned by someone else
dream house
the ideal house one aspires to own
sell a house
to transfer ownership of a house in exchange for money
country house
a large, often elegant house set in a rural area, typically with surrounding grounds
detached house
a house that stands alone and is not joined to another building
full house
a performance or event with every seat occupied
More collocations with build (7)
build a wall
construct a wall
build a fire
to arrange wood and other fuel and ignite it to create a fire
build a road
to construct a new road
build a business
to develop and grow a company over time through sustained effort
build a relationship
To develop a connection or bond with someone through sustained effort over time
build a team
to create and develop a group of people to work effectively together
build trust
to develop trust in a relationship through consistent, reliable behaviour
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car
- buy a drink pay for a beverage, often as a gesture for someone else