building

Main Entry:
building [bil-ding]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: constructed dwelling
Synonyms: architecture, construction, domicile, edifice, erection, fabric, framework, home, house, hut, pile, superstructure, ziggurat
Main Entry: build
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: initiate, found
Synonyms: base, begin, constitute, establish, formulate, inaugurate, institute, originate, set up, start
Notes: billed is having a beak or having been presented a statement of costs or charges, while build is to construct
Antonyms: destroy, overthrow, overturn, ruin
Main Entry: build
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: increase, accelerate
Synonyms: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, compound, develop, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, improve, intensify, magnify, mount, multiply, strengthen, swell, wax
Notes: billed is having a beak or having been presented a statement of costs or charges, while build is to construct
Antonyms: decelerate, decrease, destroy, ruin
Main Entry: architecture
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: design of buildings
Synonyms: architectonics, building, construction, engineering, planning
Main Entry: assembly
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: putting together
Synonyms: adjustment, attachment, building, collection, connecting, construction, erection, fabrication, fitting together, joining, manufacture, manufacturing, modeling, molding, piecing together, setting up, shaping, welding
Main Entry: crescendo
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: increase to climax
Synonyms: apex, ascension, building, climb, crest, critical mass, culmination, elevation, escalation, intensification, peak, pinnacle, rise, summit, surge, upsurge, zenith
Main Entry: edifice
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: structure
Synonyms: building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile, skyscraper, towers
Main Entry: enclosure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: area bounded by something
Synonyms: asylum, aviary, bowl, building, cage, camp, cell, close, coliseum, coop, corral, court, courtyard, den, dungeon, garden, ghetto, hutch, jail, pale, park, patch, pen, place, plot, pound, precinct, prison, quad, quadrangle, region, room, stadium, stockade, sty, vault, walk, yard, zone
Antonyms: open
Main Entry: establishment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: business, institution
Synonyms: abode, building, company, concern, corporation, enterprise, factory, firm, foundation, house, institute, office, organization, outfit, plant, quarters, residence, setup, structure, system, workplace
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