building

Meanings

1. 1
   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

2. 2
   noun

   the occupants of a building

   the entire building complained about the noise

3. 3
   noun

   The act or process by which something is built; construction.

   The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.

4. 4
   noun

   A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   My sister lives in that apartment building.

5. 5
   noun

   the act of constructing something

6. 6
   noun

   the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

7. 7
   noun

   Synonym of Tits building.

8. 8
   verb

   present participle and gerund of build

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”).