building

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

Definition of building

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    “The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    “The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.”
  2. (countable)A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    “My sister lives in that apartment building.”
    “One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.”
    “Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of Tits building.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of build

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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”).

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