English dictionary
build
/b/I/ld/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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constitution of the human body
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alternative names for the body of a human being
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Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the <i>build</i> of a ship.
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verb
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make by combining materials and parts
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form or accumulate steadily
ExamplesPressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border.
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build or establish something abstract
ExamplesBuild a reputation.
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improve the cleansing action of
ExamplesBuild detergents.
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order, supervise, or finance the construction of
ExamplesThe government is building new schools in this state.
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give form to, according to a plan
ExamplesBuild a modern nation.
Build a million-dollar business.
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be engaged in building
ExamplesThese architects build in interesting and new styles.
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found or ground
ExamplesBuild a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation.
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bolster or strengthen
ExamplesBuild up confidence.
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develop and grow
ExamplesSuspense was building right from the beginning of the opera.
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
Source: webster1913
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To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
Source: webster1913