noun
building
BIHL-dihng
noun
1
A structure with walls and a roof, such as a house, office, or factory.
"The old brick building on the corner used to be a school."
"City hall is the tallest building in town."
2
The activity or process of constructing something.
"Building started on the new bridge last spring."
How to Use Building
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a physical structure you can walk into, or the act of putting one up.
Common pairings
office building
building work
under construction
Word Forms
buildings plural
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Etymology
From Middle English byldynge, from build + the suffix -ing.