English to English

build

(b/I/ld )

noun (n)

constitution of the human body(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
body-build, habitus, physique

source: wordnet30
alternative names for the body of a human being(noun.body)

Synonym:
anatomy, bod, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma

source: wordnet30
Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

make by combining materials and parts(verb.creation)

Synonym:
construct, make

source: wordnet30
form or accumulate steadily(verb.change)

Example:
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border.

Synonym:
build up, progress, work up

source: wordnet30
build or establish something abstract(verb.creation)

Example:
Build a reputation.

Synonym:
establish

source: wordnet30
improve the cleansing action of(verb.change)

Example:
Build detergents.

source: wordnet30
order, supervise, or finance the construction of(verb.social)

Example:
The government is building new schools in this state.

source: wordnet30
give form to, according to a plan(verb.creation)

Example:
Build a modern nation.
Build a million-dollar business.

source: wordnet30
be engaged in building(verb.creation)

Example:
These architects build in interesting and new styles.

source: wordnet30
found or ground(verb.cognition)

Example:
Build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation.

source: wordnet30
bolster or strengthen(verb.change)

Example:
Build up confidence.

Synonym:
build up, ramp up, work up

source: wordnet30
develop and grow(verb.change)

Example:
Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera.

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.(verb)

source: webster1913

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