buildings – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
building
n.
edifice; structure; action of construction, process of constructing; art of constructing
Building
A
building or
edifice is a
structure with a
roof and
walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a
house or
factory. Buildings come in a variety of shapes, sizes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from
building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term
building compare the list of
nonbuilding structures.
building
Noun
1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
(synonym) edifice
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
(part-meronym) annex, annexe, extension, wing
2. the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
(synonym) construction
(hypernym) creating from raw materials
(hyponym) crenelation, crenellation
(derivation) construct, build, make
(class) reface
3. the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
(synonym) construction
(hypernym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
(hyponym) jerry-building
(part-meronym) masonry
(derivation) build
4. the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
building
nm.
building, edifice; structure; construction
building
n.
budova; stavba; stavebnictví
