edifice

Main Entry:
edifice [ed-uh-fis]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: structure
Synonyms: building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile, skyscraper, towers
Main Entry: construction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: creation, building
Synonyms: architecture, arrangement, assembly, build, cast, composition, conception, constitution, contour, cut, development, disposition, edifice, elevation, erecting, erection, fabric, fabricating, fabrication, figuration, figure, form, format, formation, foundation, improvisation, invention, makeup, making, manufacture, mold, origination, outline, plan, planning, prefab, prefabrication, putting up, raising, rearing, roadwork, shape, structure, system, systematization, turn, type
Antonyms: destruction, disfigurement, disorganization, ruin, ruins
Main Entry: house
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: human habitat
Synonyms: abode, apartment, box*, building, bullpen, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, coop, crash pad, crib*, cubbyhole, den, diggings, digs, domicile, dump*, dwelling, edifice, flat, flophouse, habitation, hole in the wall, home, home plate, homestead, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to, mansion, pad, pied-à-terre, pigpen, pigsty, rack, residence, residency, roof, roost, setup, shack, shanty, turf*
Notes: a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included
Main Entry: pyramid
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: monument
Synonyms: cairn, cenotaph, edifice, mastaba, memorial, monolith, obelisk, shrine, tomb, tribute
Main Entry: structure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: building
Synonyms: cage, construction, edifice, erection, fabric, house, pile, pile of bricks, rockpile, skyscraper
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