[
US
/ˈbɪɫdɪŋ/
]
[ UK /bˈɪldɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bˈɪldɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
their main business is home construction
workers in the building trades -
the act of constructing something
his hobby was the building of boats
during the construction we had to take a detour -
the occupants of a building
the entire building complained about the noise -
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
it was an imposing edifice
there was a three-story building on the corner
How To Use building In A Sentence
- The buildings are usually gabled, with rows of tiles along the ridges of the roofs.
- The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
- Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees. A Renegade History of the United States
- The building used to look a bit fancier, and much more decorative, but it was never rebuilt.
- Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat from the sun to save on heating costs.
- Due to the bad weather, the building work was already behind schedule.
- I'm looking forward to the Gehry building, though, even though it's been watered down a bit from its original design.
- According to CAF, the Museum precinct will essentially encompass the buildings, hangars and aprons on the airfield side of Williams Road.
- Why do mindless vandals frequently ruin our beautiful parks and public buildings?
- Every few months they serve notices on the owners that they should make the building weatherproof and vandal proof.
