built

[ US /ˈbɪɫt/ ]
[ UK /bˈɪlt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
    the built liquid detergents
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How To Use built In A Sentence

  • They could have been classed as ship-rigged sloops-of-war and were built by Thomas Fishburn in 1770 at Whitby.
  • The Temple to the Hebrew God YHVH, built by King David, was destroyed and much of the Jewish population (Jew comes from the word Judah, one of the 12 tribes) were deported to Babylon, known to Jews as the Babylonian captivity. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
  • To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
  • The building used to look a bit fancier, and much more decorative, but it was never rebuilt.
  • On land, giant reservoirs holding saline water could be built to offset the rise in sea levels caused by the melting of the polar ice-caps.
  • I befriended a couple of the kids, and together we built a raft that we would row down the Dodder as far as the great waterfall in Donnybrook.
  • In a couple of days she'd have built you a nice little house with a front porch and a back garden. Times, Sunday Times
  • IS is said to have used chlorine gas in attacks and built up a substantial chemical weapons cache. The Sun
  • The walls were built from stones taken from nearby hills.
  • Designed and built by hiveMODULAR partner Bryan Meyer and his wife, Anne Ryan, this little woodland getaway is a great example of how versatility makes small spaces livable. Jason Sahler | Inhabitat
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