"building" | Definition and Related Words

building

Noun

A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (synset 102916498)
"there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
subtypes:
- abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse - a building where animals are butchered
- apartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments
- architecture - an architectural product or work
- aviary, bird sanctuary, volary - a building where birds are kept
- bathhouse, bathing machine - a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
- bowling alley - a building that contains several alleys for bowling
- center, centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity
- chapterhouse - a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
- club, clubhouse - a building that is occupied by a social club
- dorm, dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residence - a college or university building containing living quarters for students
- farm building - a building on a farm
- feedlot - a building where livestock are fattened for market
- firetrap - a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire
- gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
- gazebo, summerhouse - a small roofed building affording shade and rest
- government building - a building that houses a branch of government
- glasshouse, greenhouse - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
- hall - a large building for meetings or entertainment
- hall - a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research
- hall of fame - a building containing trophies honoring famous people
- hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- casino-hotel, hotel-casino - a building that houses both a hotel and a casino
- house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- house - a building in which something is sheltered or located
- library - a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
- health facility, healthcare facility, medical building - building where medicine is practiced
- ministry - building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
- dead room, morgue, mortuary - a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
- observatory - a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
- office block, office building - a building containing offices where work is done
- opium den - a building where opium is sold and used
- outbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
- packinghouse - a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
- planetarium - a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
- presbytery - building reserved for the officiating clergy
- eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant - a building where people go to eat
- rest house - a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)
- rink, skating rink - building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
- roman building - a building constructed by the ancient Romans
- rotunda - a building having a circular plan and a dome
- ruin - a ruined building
- school, schoolhouse - a building where young people receive education
- shooting gallery - a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
- signal box, signal tower - a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains
- skyscraper - a very tall building with many stories
- student union - a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body
- tap house, tavern - a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- telco building, telecom hotel - a building that houses telecommunications equipment
- temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
- house, theater, theatre - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse - a building where prostitutes are available
specific instances:
- independence hall - the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
- houses of parliament - the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
has:
- annex, annexe, extension, wing - an addition that extends a main building
- antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby, vestibule - a large entrance or reception room or area
- corner, quoin - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
- corner, nook - an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
- cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
- cornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
- court, courtyard - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- cullis - a gutter in a roof
- elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
- floor, level, storey, story - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- foundation stone - a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building
- heat, heating, heating plant, heating system - utility to warm a building
- interior door - a door that closes off rooms within a building
- roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- scantling, stud - an upright in house framing
- shaft - a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe - the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
- upstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor
- wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- crawl space, crawlspace - low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
same as: edifice
The act of constructing something (synset 100912746)
"during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
associated with:
- reface - provide with a new facing
- wattle - build of or with wattle
- frame, frame up - construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- rebuild, reconstruct - build again
- groin - build with groins
- erect, put up, raise, rear, set up - construct, build, or erect
- preassemble, prefabricate - to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
is a type of: creating from raw materials - the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
subtypes:
- bricolage - construction of something by whatver material are available
- crenelation, crenellation - the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows
- erecting, erection - the act of building or putting up
- house-raising - construction by a group of neighbors
- assembly, fabrication - the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)
- dry walling - the activity of building stone walls without mortar
- grading, leveling - changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface
- road construction - the construction of roads
- ship building, shipbuilding - the construction of ships
- rustication - the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
same as: construction
The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (synset 101106542)
"their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"

is a type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

subtypes: jerry-building - construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit
has:
- masonry - the craft of a mason
- house painting, painting - the occupation of a house painter
- plumbery, plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
- roofing - the craft of a roofer
- sheet-metal work - the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)
- shingling - the laying on of shingles
same as: construction
The occupants of a building (synset 107989688)
"the entire building complained about the noise"

is a type of: assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place

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