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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Building
     among the Jews was suited to the climate and conditions of the
     country. They probably adopted the kind of architecture for
     their dwellings which they found already existing when they
     entered Canaan (Deut. 6:10; Num. 13:19). Phoenician artists (2
     Sam. 5:11; 1 Kings 5:6, 18) assisted at the erection of the
     royal palace and the temple at Jerusalem. Foreigners also
     assisted at the restoration of the temple after the Exile (Ezra
     3:7).
     
       In Gen. 11:3, 9, we have the first recorded instance of the
     erection of buildings. The cities of the plain of Shinar were
     founded by the descendants of Shem (10:11, 12, 22).
     
       The Israelites were by occupation shepherds and dwellers in
     tents (Gen. 47:3); but from the time of their entering Canaan
     they became dwellers in towns, and in houses built of the native
     limestone of Palestine. Much building was carried on in
     Solomon's time. Besides the buildings he completed at Jerusalem,
     he also built Baalath and Tadmor (1 Kings 9:15, 24). Many of the
     kings of Israel and Judah were engaged in erecting various
     buildings.
     
       Herod and his sons and successors restored the temple, and
     built fortifications and other structures of great magnificence
     in Jerusalem (Luke 21:5).
     
       The instruments used in building are mentioned as the
     plumb-line (Amos 7:7), the measuring-reed (Ezek. 40:3), and the
     saw (1 Kings 7:9).
     
       Believers are "God's building" (1 Cor. 3:9); and heaven is
     called "a building of God" (2 Cor. 5:1). Christ is the only
     foundation of his church (1 Cor. 3:10-12), of which he also is
     the builder (Matt. 16:18).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (b[i^]lt);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p.
     Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to
     build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol
     small farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of
     Icel. b[=u]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]
     1. 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.
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              Nor aught availed him now
              To have built in heaven high towers.  --Milton.
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     2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or
        produce by using appropriate means.
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              Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and
        stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; --
        frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
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              I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
              which is able to build you up.        --Acts xx. 32.
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     Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Building \Build"ing\, n.
     1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
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              Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no
              faster.                               --Bp. Hall.
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     2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil
        architecture.
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              The execution of works of architecture necessarily
              includes building; but building is frequently
              employed when the result is not architectural.
                                                    --Hosking.
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     3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a
        house, a church, etc.
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              Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire
              Have cost a mass of public treasury.  --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Build \Build\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is
     antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr.
     bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small
     farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel.
     b?a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]
     1. 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.
  
              Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven
              high towers.                          --Milton.
  
     2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or
        produce by using appropriate means.
  
              Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and
        stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; --
        frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
  
              I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,
              which is able to build you up.        --Acts xx. 32.
  
     Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Building \Build"ing\, n.
     1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
  
              Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no
              faster.                               --Bp. Hall.
  
     2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil
        architecture.
  
              The execution of works of architecture necessarily
              includes building; but building is frequently
              employed when the result is not architectural.
                                                    --Hosking.
  
     3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a
        house, a church, etc.
  
              Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have
              cost a mass of public treasury.       --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  building
       n 1: 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"
            [syn: edifice]
       2: the act of constructing or building something; "during the
          construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the
          building of boats" [syn: construction]
       3: the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;
          "their main business is home construction"; "workers in
          the building trades" [syn: construction]
       4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained
          about the noise"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     Αγγλικά n.
     κτίριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process by which something is build;
  construction.
     2 (lb en countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
     vb.
     (present participle of en build nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process by which something is build;
  construction.
     2 (lb en countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
     vb.
     (present participle of en build nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process by which something is build;
  construction.
     2 (lb en countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
     vb.
     (present participle of en build nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The act or process by which something is build;
  construction.
     2 (lb en countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
     vb.
     (present participle of en build nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     Englanti n.
     1 rakennus
     2 rakentaminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b uild ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  building
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en build ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     byggnad
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb build)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  building /bˈɪldɪŋ/
  1. aanbou
  2. gebou

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  building /bˈɪldɪŋ/
  aannemer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Building /bˈɪldɪŋ/
  المبنى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  building //ˈbɪl.dɪŋ// 
  1. граде́ж, изгра́ждане, строи́телство
  act or process of building
  2. дом, зда́ние, къ́ща, постро́йка, сгра́да
  closed structure with walls and a roof