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1building — I (business of assembling) noun aedificatio, amalgamation, architecture, arrangement, assembling, causation, collocation, compilation, composition, compounding, conformation, conjunction, constitution, construction, contriving, craftsmanship,… …
2building — build‧ing [ˈbɪldɪŋ] noun [uncountable] PROPERTY the business of building houses, offices, factories etc: • The building industry is still in recession. * * * building UK US /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ noun ► [C] PROPERTY a structure with walls and a roof, for… …
3building — [ b(ɥ)ildiŋ ] n. m. • 1895; mot angl. amér., de to build « construire » ♦ Anglic., vieilli Vaste immeuble moderne, à nombreux étages. ⇒ gratte ciel, 1. tour. « Le building monte ! vingt puits d ascenseurs le perforent de bout en bout » (Duhamel) …
4Building 19 — Building #19 is a chain of discount stores in New England. The main Building #19 store is located in Weymouth, Massachusetts; other stores have a fraction appended to their name (such as Building 19½, in Burlington or Building #19¾, in Norwood).… …
5Building 20 — was the name used to refer to the building on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, originally as a temporary structure, during World War II. It housed the Radiation Laboratory (or Rad Lab ), where fundamental advances in… …
6Building — Build ing, n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. [1913 Webster] Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.… …
7Building 55 — was an EP released in 1999 by Canadian singer songwriter Kathleen Edwards. Only 500 copies of the EP were printed, and it has become a highly sought after collector s item following the success of Edwards subsequent albums Failer , Back To Me and …
8Building — For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). Further information: Real estate development A building and skybridge in Munich, Germany …
9building — buildingless, adj. /bil ding/, n. 1. a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or… …
10Building — Among the Jews was suited to the climate and conditions of the country. They probably adopted the kind of architecture for their dwellings which they found already existing when they entered Canaan (Deut. 6:10; Num. 13:19). Phoenician artists… …
