English to English
build
(b/I/ld
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noun (n)
- constitution of the human body(noun.attribute)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, somasource: wordnet30 - Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- build or establish something abstract(verb.creation)Example:
Build a reputation.
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 - 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