What does the word building means

GROSS: And in «Crying,» it just keeps building and building� Mr. BURNETT: Yeah. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[41] We who, in many departments, ways, make _the building up of the masses, _ by _building up grand individuals_, our shibboleth: and in brief that is the marrow of this book. ❋ Walt Whitman (1855)

WORDS OF SIMILAR SOUND: canvas (cloth) principle (rule) canvass (all meanings except _cloth_) principal (chief) capitol (a building) stationary (immovable) capital (all meanings except _building_) stationery (articles) counsel (advice or an adviser) miner (a workman) council (a body of persons) minor (under age) complement (a completing element) angel (a spiritual being) compliment (praise) angle (geometrical) 205. ❋ Thomas Wood (N/A)

©f the building; Above this wc fee, that each of the* corner towers on the north fide, had a fair newel ftair — cafe at the top of the tower, and that corbels were left for flooring at different ftories of the building* ❋ Unknown (1779)

Height of main building is 45 m and total area size of 200 000 m2 of roof surface, an attractive figure for a theme park. ❋ Unknown (2010)

«The nation I’m most interested in building is America.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

«The nation I’m most interested in building is our own.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

Great line: «The nation I’m most interested in building is our own.» ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Sun Valley Center simply calls the house The Center, Hailey, and makes little of the Pound connection; the arts organization’s main building is in nearby Ketchum ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tree Studios (1989) takes a rare look inside the title building in River North, a handsome Queen Anne and Arts & Crafts hybrid, back when it still housed an artist colony. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It expands the definition to include public utilities and expands the term building service employee to include those who do maintenance and patrolling of grounds, parking lots and outdoor work sites. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Washington, where building codes create a monotonous, low roofline, a strong gesture at the top of a building is also welcome, and Thom has provided one. ❋ Philip Kennicott (2010)

The worst part about this building is the 370 new permanent parking spots. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It worked at The Cobb mainly because the building is historic — it had become obsolete for modern offices and it qualified for historic tax-credit financing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some, when shown the drawings, have asked if the building is an existing building we are restoring. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This building is a total Art Deco vision in shades of periwinkle and teal. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“This building is the only remaining site that served that many presidents here in Long Branch,” said Joan Schnorbus, a member of the Long Branch Historical Museum Association board of trustees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

«that is [one] [big ass] [fucking] building!» ❋ Facechild (2003)

Strength builds in [Dark Souls 3] focus on increasing strength and [vitality] in order to [equip] the heaviest weapons and armor in the game.
My MMO character’s critical build has high damage but I always die because he has no health. ❋ Radical Larry (2016)

«I’ll be in the building — swagger [on a hundred] thousand trillion»
-Kanye
«We in the [buildin]»
— [Jim Jones] ❋ Zbiz Nigga (2010)

To build is to [elevate] the mentality of self, and others around the self, to [add on] positive energy to [Allah’s] nation. And to build means to add on to life. And when you build positively, you take away from negativity. ❋ LiquidSwords (2005)

To build with [one] [another]. ❋ Barrygpid (2005)

Uh, she says her life is too hard
She says that she wanna come and build with the God
Promise that she gon’ play her part
Cause what I spit gets straight to her heart
Nas [featuring Ludacris] and [Doug E. Fresh] — [Virgo] ❋ Kuya C (2005)

Stan: Don’t be racist, I am a buildingAnd I’ve got news for you
Hey there Steven
Blacks and whites are even
How would you feel if the joke was on you
Blacks, whites, Indians and Spanish
They all came from the sea
We all have to share the same world
[Trixie] won’t you sing with me
Trixie: Hey Stan
Stan: Hey there Trixie
Trixie: What you singing about?
Stan: Oh not much, just [skyscraper] stuff, like racism
Trixie and Stan: Don’t be racist, we both are buildings
Listen to what we mean
[Love one another]
Sisters and brothers
Or we will haunt your dreams
Or we will haunt your dreams
Or we will haunt your dreams
*wink* ❋ Dumb_Bass (2020)

None of your [building] if [we don’t] have a [bussiness] ❋ None Of Your Building (2017)

Don’t be [racist], [I am] a [building] ❋ Rtxmorshu (2021)

[The Hydra] can’t [build] things but can [B U] I L D. ❋ HelpDeskCentral (2018)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A building or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place,^[1] such as a house or factory (although there’s also portable buildings).^[1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures.

Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat, a place of comfort and safety and the outside, a place that at times may be harsh and harmful.

Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings and other structures, usually a green building.

Definition[edit]

The word building is both a noun and a verb: the structure itself and the act of making it. As a noun, a building is ‘a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place’;^[1] «there was a three-storey building on the corner»; «it was an imposing edifice». In the broadest interpretation a fence or wall is a building.^[2] However, the word structure is used more broadly than building including natural and man-made formations^[3] and does not necessarily have walls. Structure is more likely to be used for a fence. Sturgis’ Dictionary included that «[building] differs from architecture in excluding all idea of artistic treatment; and it differs from construction in the idea of excluding scientific or highly skilful treatment.»^[4] As a verb, building is the act of construction.

Structural height in technical usage is the height to the highest architectural detail on building from street-level. Depending on how they are classified, spires and masts may or may not be included in this height. Spires and masts used as antennas are not generally included. The definition of a low-rise vs. a high-rise building is a matter of debate, but generally three stories or less is considered low-rise.^[5]

History[edit]

There is clear evidence of homebuilding from around 18,000 BC.^[6] Buildings became common during the Neolithic (see Neolithic architecture).^[7]

Types[edit]

Residential[edit]

Single-family residential buildings are most often called houses or homes. Multi-family residential buildings containing more than one dwelling unit are called a duplex or an apartment building. A condominium is an apartment that the occupant owns rather than rents. Houses may also be built in pairs (semi-detached), in terraces where all but two of the houses have others either side; apartments may be built round courtyards or as rectangular blocks surrounded by a piece of ground of varying sizes. Houses which were built as a single dwelling may later be divided into apartments or bedsitters; they may also be converted to another use e.g. an office or a shop. hotels, especially of the extended stay variety (like apartels) can also be classed as residential.

Building types may range from huts to multimillion-dollar high-rise apartment blocks able to house thousands of people. Increasing settlement density in buildings (and smaller distances between buildings) is usually a response to high ground prices resulting from many people wanting to live close to work or similar attractors. Other common building materials are brick, concrete or combinations of either of these with stone.

Residential buildings have different names for their use depending if they are seasonal include holiday cottage (vacation home) or timeshare; size such as a cottage or great house; value such as a shack or mansion; manner of construction such as a log home or mobile home;, architectural style such as a mock castle or Victorian house, proximity to the ground or water such as Earth sheltering the earth sheltered house, stilt house, or houseboat floating home. Also if the residents are in need of special care, or society considers them to dangerous to have freedom, there’s residential total institutions such as nursing homes, orphanages, psychiatric hospitals or prison; or in group housing like barracks or dormitories.

Historically many people lived in communal buildings called longhouses, smaller dwellings called pit-houses and houses combined with barns sometimes called housebarns.

Buildings are defined to be substantial, permanent structures so other dwelling forms such as yurts, and motorhomes are dwellings but not buildings.

Commercial[edit]

A commercial building is one in which at least one business is based, but where people don’t live. Examples include stores, restaurants, and hotels.

Industrial[edit]

Industrial buildings are those in which heavy industry is done, such as manufacturing. These edifices include warehouses and factories.

Agricultural[edit]

Agricultural buildings are the outbuildings located on farms, like barns.

Mixed use[edit]

Some buildings incorporate several or multiple different uses, most commonly are those that combine commercial and residential uses.

Complex[edit]

Sometimes a group of inter-related (and possibly inter-connected) builds are referred to as a complex – for example a housing complex,^[8] educational complex,^[9] hospital complex, etc.

Creation[edit]

The practice of designing, constructing, and operating buildings is most usually a collective effort of different groups of professionals and trades. Depending on the size, complexity, and purpose of a particular building project, the project team may include:

• A real estate developer who secures funding for the project;
• One or more financial institutions or other investors that provide the funding
• Local planning and code authorities
• A surveyor who performs an ALTA/ACSM and construction surveys throughout the project;
• Construction managers who coordinate the effort of different groups of project participants;
• Licensed architects and engineers who provide building design and prepare construction documents;
• The principal design Engineering disciplines which would normally include the following professionals: Civil, Structural, Mechanical building services or HVAC (heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning) Electrical Building Services, Plumbing and drainage. Also other possible design Engineer specialists may be involved such as Fire (prevention), Acoustic, façade engineers, building physics, Telecoms, AV (Audio Visual), BMS (Building Management Systems) Automatic controls etc. These design Engineers also prepare construction documents which are issued to specialist contractors to obtain a price for the works and to follow for the installations.
• Landscape architects;
• Interior designers;
• Other consultants;
• Contractors who provide construction services and install building systems such as climate control, electrical, plumbing, decoration, fire protection, security and telecommunications;
• Marketing or leasing agents;
• Facility managers who are responsible for operating the building.

Regardless of their size or intended use, all buildings in the US must comply with zoning ordinances, building codes and other regulations such as fire codes, life safety codes and related standards.

Vehicles—such as trailers, caravans, ships and passenger aircraft—are treated as «buildings» for life safety purposes.

Ownership and funding[edit]

• Mortgage loan
• Real estate developer

Building services[edit]

Physical plant[edit]

Any building requires a certain general amount of internal infrastructure to function, which includes such elements like heating / cooling, power and telecommunications, water and wastewater etc. Especially in commercial buildings (such as offices or factories), these can be extremely intricate systems taking up large amounts of space (sometimes located in separate areas or double floors / false ceilings) and constitute a big part of the regular maintenance required.

Conveying systems[edit]

Systems for transport of people within buildings:

• Elevator
• Escalator
• Moving sidewalk (horizontal and inclined)

Systems for transport of people between interconnected buildings:

• Skyway
• Underground city

Building damage[edit]

Buildings may be damaged during the construction of the building or during maintenance. There are several other reasons behind building damage like accidents^[10] such as storms, explosions, subsidence caused by mining, water withdrawal^[11] or poor foundations and landslides.^[12] Buildings also may suffer from fire damage^[13] and flooding in special circumstances. They may also become dilapidated through lack of proper maintenance or alteration work improperly carried out.

Hypothetical future buildings[edit]

Advances in construction technology, ideologies, etc may allow (or necessitate) the construction of new kinds of buildings and complexes, like an arcology.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse

a building where animals are butchered

apartment building, apartment house

a building that is divided into apartments

architecture

an architectural product or work

aviary, bird sanctuary, volary

a building where birds are kept

bathhouse, bathing machine

a building containing dressing rooms for bathers

bowling alley

a building that contains several alleys for bowling

center, centre

a building dedicated to a particular activity

chapterhouse

a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter

club, clubhouse

a building that is occupied by a social club

dorm, dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residence

a college or university building containing living quarters for students

farm building

a building on a farm

feedlot

a building where livestock are fattened for market

firetrap

a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire

gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house

a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)

gazebo, summerhouse

a small roofed building affording shade and rest

government building

a building that houses a branch of government

glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery

a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

hall

a large building for meetings or entertainment

hall

a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research

Hall of Fame

a building containing trophies honoring famous people

hotel

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

casino-hotel, hotel-casino

a building that houses both a hotel and a casino

house

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

house

a building in which something is sheltered or located

library

a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

health facility, healthcare facility, medical building

building where medicine is practiced

ministry

building where the business of a government department is transacted

dead room, morgue, mortuary

a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

observatory

a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

office block, office building

a building containing offices where work is done

opium den

a building where opium is sold and used

outbuilding

a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building

packinghouse

a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed

house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship

any building where congregations gather for prayer

planetarium

a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling

presbytery

building reserved for the officiating clergy

eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant

a building where people go to eat

rest house

a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)

rink, skating rink

building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

Roman building

a building constructed by the ancient Romans

rotunda

a building having a circular plan and a dome

ruin

a ruined building

school, schoolhouse

a building where young people receive education

shooting gallery

a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin

signal box, signal tower

a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains

skyscraper

a very tall building with many stories

student union

a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body

tap house, tavern

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

telco building, telecom hotel

a building that houses telecommunications equipment

temple

an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

house, theater, theatre

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house

a building where prostitutes are available

mission

a building or compound used by a group carrying out religious and humanitarian work

arena theater, theater in the round

a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage

barn

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

Roman basilica, basilica

a Roman building used for public administration

bagnio, bathhouse

a building containing public baths

beach house

a house built on or near a beach

beer garden

tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

belvedere

a gazebo sited to command a fine view

bethel

a house of worship (especially one for sailors)

bistro

a small informal restaurant; serves wine

boarding house, boardinghouse

a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

brasserie

a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap

brewpub

a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food

bucket shop

(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

bungalow, cottage

a small house with a single story

burn center

a center where patients with severe burns can be treated

cabin

a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

cafeteria

a restaurant or dining area where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

call center, call centre

a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)

canteen

restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

canteen, mobile canteen

a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen

capitol

a building occupied by a state legislature

casino, gambling casino

a public building for gambling and entertainment

chalet

a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

chancellery

a government building housing the office of a chancellor

chapel

a place of worship that has its own altar

chapterhouse, frat house, fraternity house

a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity

chicken coop, coop, hencoop, henhouse

a farm building for housing poultry

church, church building

a place for public (especially Christian) worship

cinema, movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace

a theater where films are shown

city hall

a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government

clinic

a healthcare facility for outpatient care

carriage house, coach house, remise

a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles

civic center, community center

a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities

conference center, conference house

a center where conferences can be conducted

conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden

a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner

conservatoire, conservatory

a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts

control center

the operational center for a group of related activities

conventicle, meetinghouse

a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)

country house

a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

courthouse

a building that houses judicial courts

courthouse

a government building that houses the offices of a county government

crematorium, crematory

a mortuary where corpses are cremated

customhouse, customshouse

a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country

day school

a school building without boarding facilities

detached house, single dwelling

a house that stands alone

diner

a restaurant that resembles a dining car

dinner theater, dinner theatre

a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission

diplomatic building

government building in which diplomats live or work

doll’s house, dollhouse

a house so small that it is likened to a child’s plaything

duplex, duplex house, semidetached house

a house with two units sharing a common wall

farmhouse

house for a farmer and family

field house, sports arena

a building for indoor sports

fleabag

a run-down hotel

funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral-residence

a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects

garage

an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

gatehouse

a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper’s residence

greasy spoon

a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods

grill, grillroom

a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

guesthouse

a house separate from the main house; for housing guests

guildhall

the hall of a guild or corporation

hacienda

the main house on a ranch or large estate

hall of residence

a university dormitory

hash house

an inexpensive restaurant

home theater, home theatre

television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater

hospital, infirmary

a health facility where patients receive treatment

auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

icehouse

a house for storing ice

ice, ice rink, ice-skating rink

a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

dog house, doghouse, kennel

outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

little theater, little theatre

a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups

hunting lodge, lodge

a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

lodging house, rooming house

a house where rooms are rented

lunchroom

a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased

lyceum

a public hall for lectures and concerts

maisonette, maisonnette

a small house

hall, manse, mansion, mansion house, residence

a large and imposing house

masjid, musjid

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship

massage parlor

a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage

meat house

a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored

mosque

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret

court, motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court

a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre

a theater in which vaudeville is staged

oast house

a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof

opera, opera house

a building where musical dramas are performed

earth-closet, jakes, outhouse, privy

a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, saloon, taphouse

tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

pump house, pumping station

a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated

ranch house

a one story house with a low pitched roof

rathskeller

a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall

research center, research facility

a center where research is done

residence

the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

resort hotel, spa

a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area

Ritz

an ostentatiously elegant hotel

rotisserie

a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

row house, town house

a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls

safe house

a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations

saltbox

a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind

service club

a recreational center for servicemen

settlement house

a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

shed

an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

shrine

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

ski lodge

a hotel at a ski resort

meat house, smokehouse

a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish

adobe house, sod house, soddy

a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses

solar house

a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials

horse barn, stable, stalls

a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

stash house

a house where weapons and supplies are hidden

Statehouse

a government building in which a state legislature meets

chophouse, steakhouse

a restaurant that specializes in steaks

student center

a center for student activities at a college or university

synagogue, tabernacle, temple

(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

tea parlor, tea parlour, teahouse, tearoom, teashop

a restaurant where tea and light meals are available

temple

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

tenement, tenement house

a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

town hall

a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government

tract house

one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land

villa

detached or semidetached suburban house

walk-up

an apartment building without an elevator

ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat

a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

shebeen

unlicensed drinking establishment

holiday resort, resort, resort hotel

a hotel located in a resort area

orangery

a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

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6 Apr 2023
— Updated example sentences

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. building, edificenoun

   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»

2. construction, buildingnoun

   the act of constructing something

   «during the construction we had to take a detour»; «his hobby was the building of boats»

3. construction, buildingnoun

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

   «their main business is home construction»; «workers in the building trades»

4. buildingnoun

   the occupants of a building

   «the entire building complained about the noise»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buildingnoun

   The act or process of building.

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

2. buildingnoun

   A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   My sister lives in that apartment building.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buildingnoun

   A fabrick; an edifice.

   Etymology: from build.

   Thy sumptuous buildings, and thy wife’s attire,
   Have cost a mass of publick treasury.
   William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   View not this spire by measure giv’n
   To buildings rais’d by common hands:
   That fabrick rises high as heav’n,
   Whose basis on devotion stands.
   Matthew Prior.

   Among the great variety of ancient coins which I saw at Rome, I could not but take particular notice of such as relate to any of the buildings or statues that are still extant.
   Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Building

   A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there’s also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures.
   Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful).
   Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings and other structures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Building

   of Build

2. Buildingnoun

   the act of constructing, erecting, or establishing

3. Buildingnoun

   the art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture

4. Buildingnoun

   that which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Building

   In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the term building refers to one of the following:
   ⁕Any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or
   ⁕An act of construction
   In this article, the first usage is generally intended unless otherwise specified.
   Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons.
   Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy, to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat and the outside.
   Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become part of the design process of many new buildings.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. building

   The work of constructing ships, as distinguished from naval
   architecture, which may rather be considered as the art or theory of
   delineating ships on a plane. The pieces by which this complicated
   machine is framed, are joined together in various places by scarfing,
   rabbeting, tenanting, and scoring.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. building

   A type of structure created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The building was open plan and loved by everyone.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 10, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Creating From Raw Materials
   • Gathering
   • Structure

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Building’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #596

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Building’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #679

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘Building’ in Nouns Frequency: #142

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Building in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Building in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Building in a Sentence

1. De Vos:

   Russian attacks have an impact that exists long after the physical damage to a building; lack of access to necessary care and essential medicines destabilizes the population at large, i think that is precisely why the health care is often targeted.

2. Karla Villalon:

   Its the final straw, my kids classrooms have mold in them …Theres just so much outrage thats been building over time.

3. Antoine Sambin:

   So you’ve some very modern skyscrapers on one side and a heritage building on the other side. It’s very Hong Kong — a good mix of old and modern.

4. Dee Hock:

   The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out. Every mind is a building filled with archaic furniture. Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.

5. Calvine Rachuonyo:

   To me, he’s not like an African man. He doesn’t even have a building or a business here.

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Translations for Building

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• gebouAfrikaans
• دار, بِنَايَةٌ, مَبنى, بناءArabic
• bina, tikmə, tikinti, inşaatAzerbaijani
• дом, буды́нак, будаўні́цтваBelarusian
• дом, изгра́ждане, къ̀ща, граде́ж, зда́ние, сгра́да, строи́телство, постро́йкаBulgarian
• ভবনBengali
• ཁང་པTibetan Standard
• construcció, edificiCatalan, Valencian
• stavba, budování, dům, výstavba, budovaCzech
• adeilad, adeiladuWelsh
• bygning, byggeri, opførelseDanish
• Bau, Bauen, GebäudeGerman
• κτίριο, κτίσμα, οικοδομή, δόμησηGreek
• konstruado, konstruaĵoEsperanto
• edificación, construcción, edificioSpanish
• ehitama, hooneEstonian
• eraikin, eraikinaBasque
• ساختمون, بنا, ساختمان, عمارتPersian
• rakennus, rakentaminen, rakennustaitoFinnish
• bâtiment, immeuble, construction, édificeFrench
• foirgneamhIrish
• togalach, togailScottish Gaelic
• edificioGalician
• મકાનGujarati
• בניין, בנייהHebrew
• निर्माण, इमारत, भवनHindi
• batiman, bildingHaitian Creole
• épület, felépítés, építés, építkezésHungarian
• շենք, շինարարությունArmenian
• konstruksi, pembangunan, bangunan, gedungIndonesian
• edificoIdo
• byggingIcelandic
• costruzione, edificazione, palazzo, edificioItalian
• ビルディング, 建築, 建設, 建造, ビル, 建物Japanese
• შენება, შენობაGeorgian
• үй, ғимаратKazakh
• អាគារKhmer
• 建設, 건물, 建物, 건설, 빌딩Korean
• بیناکردن, بیناKurdish
• куруу, конструкциялоо, үй, чогултуу, салуу, жасоо, имарат, курулуш, кураштыруу, тургузуу, конструкция, көтөрүүKyrgyz
• constructio, aedificiumLatin
• GebaiLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• ຕຶກ, ການກໍ່ສ້າງLao
• pastatas, statyba, statinysLithuanian
• celšana, ēka, celtne, būvēšanaLatvian
• и́зградба, дом, ку́ќа, зда́ние, згра́даMacedonian
• барьсан зүйл, барилгаMongolian
• pembinaan, pembangunan, bangunanMalay
• biniMaltese
• တိုက်အိမ်Burmese
• भवनNepali
• bouwen, bouw, gebouwDutch
• konstruere, bygge, bygningNorwegian
• dom, budować, budynek, budowaPolish
• جوړول, ماڼۍPashto, Pushto
• edificação, prédio, edifício, construçãoPortuguese
• construire, clădire, edificiu, edificareRomanian
• зда́ние, дом, стро́йка, строе́ние, констру́кция, строи́тельство, постро́йкаRussian
• भवन, निर्माणSanskrit
• dȍm, згра̏да, zgrȁda, kȕća, izgrádnja, зда́ње, гра́дња, grádnja, ку̏ћа, изгра́дња, до̏м, zdánjeSerbo-Croatian
• stavba, dom, budovaSlovak
• hiša, stavba, zgradba, gradnjaSlovene
• ndërtesaAlbanian
• bygge, hus, byggnad, byggande, byggnation, byggnadsverksamhetSwedish
• jengo, jengaSwahili
• கட்டிடம்Tamil
• భవంతి, కట్టడము, కట్టుబడిTelugu
• бино, иморатTajik
• อาคาร, ตึกThai
• ymarat, binaTurkmen
• gusaliTagalog
• inşa, inşaat, binaTurkish
• дім, спору́да, буди́нок, будівни́цтвоUkrainian
• تعمیر, بھون, عمارتUrdu
• qirilish, binoUzbek
• toà nhàVietnamese
• bum, bumot, bumam, bumotilem, bumotem, bumotilVolapük
• 建造Chinese

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Word-building in
English, major means of WB in English:

a) affixation;

b) conversion;

c) composition; types
of compounds.

WB
is the process of creating new words in a language with the help of
its inner sources.

Two
types of WB proper :

• Word derivation when 1 stem undergoes different changes;

• Word composition when 2 or more stems are put together.

The most important means of word derivation are:

a) affixation;

b) conversion;

c) composition; types of compounds.

Affixation,
conversion, composition are the most productive or major means of WB
in modern English.

Shortening
occupies the intermediate position between major & “minor” or
less productive & unproductive means of WB.

Minor
means of word-building are:

• Back formation = reversion;

• Blending = telescoping;

• Reduplication = doubling the stem;

• Sound immitation;

• Sound interchange;

• Shift of stress, etc.

Affixation is the most productive means of word-building in English.
Affixation is the formation of new words by adding a derivational
affix to a derivational base.

Affixation is subdivided into:

• Suffixation

• Prefixation.

The essential differences between suffixes &
preffixes is that preffixes as a rule only modify the lexical meaning
of a word without changing the part of speech to which the word
belongs

e.g. to tie – to untie

However, some preffixes form new words in a
different part of speech:

e.g. friend – N., to be friend-V., adj.- little., V.-
to be little.

Suffixes do not only modify the lexical meaning of a word but also
form a word belonging to a different part of speech.

Suffixes are usually classified according to the part of speech they
form:

• Noun-forming suffixes ( to read – reader, dark – darkness);

• Adjective-forming (power-powerful);

• Verb-forming ( to organize, to purify);

• Adverbal-forming (quick-quickly).

Prefixes are usually classified according to their meaning:

• Negative prefixes (-un; -non; -in; -dis…);

• Reversative = privative (-un; -de; -dis..);

• Pejorative (уничижительные)
  (mis-; mal- (maltreat-дурно
  обращаться); pseudo-);

• Preffixes of time & order (fore-(foretell); pre-(prewar); post-;
  ex-(ex-wife);

• Prefixes of repetition (re- rewrite);

• Locative prefixes (super-; sub-subway; into-; trans –atlantic))

The 2 main criteria, according to which all the affixes are
subdivided are:

1)
origin;

2) productivity.

As to their origin (etymology) affixes are:

• Native;

• Borrowed.

Borrowed affixes may be classified according to the source of
borrowing (Greek, Latin, etc.) According to their productivity, i.e.
the ability to build new words at the present time, English affixes
are:

• Productive or living affixes, used to build new words now;

• Non-productive = unproductive affixes, not used in the word-building
  now, or used very rarely.

Productivity shouldn’t be confused with frequency. What is frequent
may turn out to be non-productive (-some (adj.)-handsome is very
frequent, but not productive).

Some native prefixes still productive in English
are: — fore; -out (grow); over (estimate); -un (able); -up
(bringing); -under, -mis, etc.

Productive foreign prefixes are: -dis (like); -en (close); -re(call);
-super (natural); -pre (war); -non (drinking); -anti (noise).

Native noun-forming suffixes in modern English are: -er (writer);
-ster (youngster), -ness(brightness), etc.

Adjective-forming native suffixes (productive in English) are: -y
(rocky); -ish (Turkish), ful; -ed (cultured); -less (useless), etc.

Foreign productive noun-forming suffixes are: -ee
(employee); -tion (revolution); -ism(Gr., realism); -ist, etc.

Borrowed productive verb-forming suffixes of
Romanic origin are: -ise,ize (organize), -fy, ify (signify).

Prefixation is more typical of adjectives & verbs. Suffixation is
approximately evenly used in all parts of speech.

There are 2 types of semantic relations between affixes:

• Homonymy;

• Synonymy.

Homonymous prefixes are: -in: inactive, to inform.
Homonymous suffixes are: -ful₁
(adjective-forming), -ful₂
(noun-forming-spoonful), -ly₁
(adj.-forming-friendly), -ly₂
(adverb-forming-quickly).

Some affixes make a chain of synonyms: the native
suffix –er denoting an agent, is synonymous to suffix –ist
(Gr.)-socialist & to suffix –eer – also denoting an agent
(engineer) but often having a derrogatory force (`sonneteer-
стихоплёт, profiteer –
спекулянт, etc.)

Some affixes are polysemantic: the noun-forming suffix –er has
several meanings:

• An agent or doer of the action –giver, etc.

• An instrument –boiler, trailer

• A profession, occupation –driver;

• An inhabitant of some place –londoner.

b)
Conversion
is one of the most productive word-building means in English. Words,
formed by means of conversion have identical phonetic & graphic
initial forms but belong to different parts of speech (noun –
doctor; verb –to doctor). Conversion
is a process of coining (создание)
a new word in a different part of speech & with different
distribution characteristic but without adding any derivative
elements, so that the basic form of the original & the basic form
of the derived words are homonymous (identical). (Arnold)

The
main reason for the widespread conversion in English is its
analytical character, absence of scarcity of inflections. Conversion
is treated differently in linguistic literature. Some linguists
define conversion as a non-affixal way of word-building (Marchened
defines conversion as the formation of new words with the help of a
zero morpheme, hence the term zero derivation)

Some
American & English linguists define conversioon as a functional
shift from one part of speech to another, viewing conversion as a
purely syntactical process. Accoding to this point of view, a word
may function as 2 or more different parts of speech at the same time,
which is impossible. Professor Smernitsky treats conversion as a
morphological way of word-building. According to him conversion is
the formation of a new word through the changes in its paradigm.

Some
other linguists regard conversion as a morphological syntactical way
of word-building, as it involves both a change of the paradigm &
the alterration of the syntactic function of the word.

But
we shouldn’t overlook the semantic change, in the process of
conversion. All the morphological & syntactical changes, only
accompany the semantic process in conversion. Thus, conversion may be
treated as a semantico-morphologico-syntactical process.

As a word within the conversion pair is
semantically derived from the other there are certain semantic
relationswithin a conversion pair.

De-nominal words (от
глагола) make up the largest group &
display the following semantic relations with the nouns:

1. action characteristic of the thing: -a butcher; to butcher

2. instrumental use of the thing: -a whip; to wheep

3. acquisition of a thing: a coat; to coat

4. deprivation of a thing: skin – to skin.

Deverbal substantives (отглаг.сущ)they
may denote:

• instance of the action: to move – a move;

• agent of the action: to switch – a switch;

• place of the action: to walk- a walk;

• object or result of the action: to find – a find.

The English vocabulary abounds mostly in verbs,
converted from nouns( or denominal verbs) & nouns, converted from
verbs (deverbal substances): pin –to pin; honeymoon-to honeymoon.
There are also some other cases of conversion: batter-to batter, up –
to up, etc.

c)
Composition is one of the most productive word-building
means in modern English. Composition is the production of a new word
by means of uniting 2 or more stems which occur in the language as
free forms (bluebells, ice-cream).

According
to the type of composition & the linking element, there are
following types of compounds:

• neutral compounds; (1)

• morphological compounds; (2)

• syntactical compounds. (3)

(1)
Compounds built by means of stem junction (juxt – opposition)
without any morpheme as a link, are called neutral compounds. The
subtypes of neutral compounds according to the structure of immediate
constituents:

a)
simple neutral compounds (neutral compounds proper) consisting of 2
elements (2 simple stems): sky –blue;film-star.

b) derived compounds (derivational compounds) –
include at least one derived stem: looking-glass, music-lover,
film-goer, mill-owner derived compounds or derivational should be
distinguished from compound derivatives, formed by means of a suffix,
which reffers to the combination of stems as a whole. Compound
derivatives (сложно-произв.слова)
are the result of 2 acts of word-building composition &
derivation. ( golden-haired, broad-shouldered, honey-mooner,
first-nighter).

c)
contracted compounds which have a shortened stem or a simple stem in
their structure, as “V-day” (victory), G-man (goverment), H-bag
(hand-bag).

d)
compounds, in which at least 1 stem is compound (waterpaper(comp)
–basket(simple))

(2)
Compounds with a specific morpheme as a link (comp-s with a linking
element = morphological compounds). E.g. Anglo-Saxon, Franko-German,
speedometer, statesman, tradespeople, handicraft, handiwork.

(3)
Compounds formed from segments of speech by way of isolating speech
sintagmas are sometimes called syntactic compounds, or compounds with
the linking element(s) represented as a rule by the stems of
form-words (brother-in-law, forget-me-not, good-in-nothing).

II.
Compounds may be classified according to a part of speech they belong
& within each part of speech according to their structural
pattern (structural types of compound-nouns):

• compounds nouns formed of an adjectival stem + a noun stem A+N.

e.g.blackberry, gold fish

• compound nouns formed of a noun-stem +a noun stem N+N

e.g. waterfall, backbone, homestead, calhurd

III.
Semantically compounds may be: idiomatic (non-motivated),
non-idiomatic

(motivated).
The compounds whose meanings can be derived from the meanings of
their component stems, are called non-idiomatic, e.g. classroom,
handcuff, handbag, smoking-car.

The
compounds whose meanings cannot be derived from the meanings of their
component stems are called idiomatic, e.g. lady-bird, man of war,
mother-of-pearls.

The
critiria applied for distinguishing compounds from word combinations
are:

• graphic;

• phonetic;

• grammatical (morphological, syntactic);

• semantic.

The graphic criteria can be relied on when
compounds are spelled either sollidly, or with or with a hyphen, but
it fails when the compound is spelled as 2 separate words,

e.g.
blood(-)vessel
(крово-сосудистый)

The phonetic criterium is applied to comp-s which
have either a high stress on the first component as in “hothead”
(буйная голова),
or a double stress “ `washing-ma`chine”, but it’s useless when
a compound has a level stress on both components, as in “
`arm-chair, `ice-cream” etc.

If we apply morphological & syntactical
criterium, we’ll see that compounds consisting of stems, possess
their structural integrity. The components of a compound are
grammatically invariable. No word can be inserted between the
components, while the components of a word-group, being independant
words, have the opposite features (tall-boy(высокий
комод), tall boy (taller&
cleverer,tallest)).

One of the most reliable criteria is the semantic
one. Compounds generally possess the higher degree of semantic
cohesion (слияние) of its elements
than word-groups. Compounds usually convey (передавать)
1 concep. (compare: a tall boy – 2 concepts, & a tallboy – 1
concept). In most cases only a combination of different criteria can
serve to distinguish a compound word from a word combination.