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building

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?l.d??/
  • Rhymes: -?ld??
  • Hyphenation: build?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English bildyng, buildyng, buyldyng, byldyng, bulding, beldyng, equivalent to build +? -ing.

Noun

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    Synonym: construction
  2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building
Derived terms
Translations

Further reading

  • building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

See build

Verb

building

  1. present participle of build

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English building.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bil.di?/

Noun

building m (plural buildings)

  1. tower, skyscraper (tall building)
    Synonyms: gratte-ciel, tour

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packhouse

English

Etymology

pack +? house

Noun

packhouse (plural packhouses)

  1. A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
    • 1996, Gary Andrews, Seasonal Work in New Zealand (page 12)
      Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse.

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