BUILDING

• (noun) the act of constructing something

  "during the construction we had to take a detour", "his hobby was the building of boats"

  synonyms : construction

• (noun) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

  "their main business is home construction", "workers in the building trades"

  synonyms : construction

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : edifice

• (noun) the occupants of a building

  "the entire building complained about the noise"

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