building

A1 Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ UK /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #741

Meanings

1

noun
A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or office

There was a three-storey building on the corner.
2

noun
The process or activity of constructing something

The building of the bridge will be finished in a few weeks.
3

noun
All the people inside a building

The whole building complained about the noise.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a structure with a roof and... edifice

2 noun · the process or activity of... construction

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Word family

Forms buildings

Derived forms abuildingboatbuildingbodybuildingbreak-buildingbridgebuildingbuilderingbuildingfulbuildinglessbuildinglikebuildingwidecarriagebuildingcastlebuilding

Related forms abode

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Phrases (8)

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apartment building
a large building divided into individual flats or apartments

Adjective + noun
public building
a building accessible to or owned by the general public

Adjective + noun
construct a building
build or erect a structure

Verb + noun
demolish a building
tear down a building completely

Verb + noun
evacuate a building
remove all occupants from a building in an emergency

Verb + noun
building inspector
an official who checks that construction meets legal safety standards

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

byldynge Middle English

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Topics

Architecture & Buildings Tools, Machines & Construction

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# building

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 741

## Meanings
1. A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or office
2. The process or activity of constructing something
3. All the people inside a building

## Examples
- There was a three-storey building on the corner.
- The building of the bridge will be finished in a few weeks.
- The whole building complained about the noise.

## Synonyms
- edifice
- wark

## Derived Forms
- abuilding
- boatbuilding
- bodybuilding
- break-building
- bridgebuilding
- buildering
- buildingful
- buildingless
- buildinglike
- buildingwide
- carriagebuilding
- castlebuilding

## Related Forms
- abode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: byldynge

## Etymology
From Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

## AI Etymology
Building comes from Middle English byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build + -ing. Compare also related Middle English bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from Old English bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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