Noun

• S: (n) building, edifice (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"
• S: (n) construction, building (the act of constructing something) "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
• S: (n) construction, building (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones) "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
• S: (n) building (the occupants of a building) "the entire building complained about the noise"

Verb

• S: (v) construct, build, make (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
• S: (v) build up, work up, build, progress (form or accumulate steadily) "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
• S: (v) build, establish (build or establish something abstract) "build a reputation"
• S: (v) build (improve the cleansing action of) "build detergents"
• S: (v) build (order, supervise, or finance the construction of) "The government is building new schools in this state"
• S: (v) build (give form to, according to a plan) "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
• S: (v) build (be engaged in building) "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
• S: (v) build (found or ground) "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
• S: (v) build up, work up, build, ramp up (bolster or strengthen) "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
• S: (v) build (develop and grow) "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"