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| 1. | [ verb ] make by combining materials and parts | |
| Synonyms: | construct make | |
| Examples: | : "this little pig made his house out of straw" "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
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| Related terms: | make raise rebuild frames revet corduroy wattle customize cantilever lock channelise groin construction maker builder | |
| 2. | [ verb ] form or accumulate steadily | |
| Synonyms: | build_up work_up progress | |
| Examples: | "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly" "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
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| Related terms: | develop develop build_up | |
| 3. | [ verb ] build or establish something abstract | |
| Synonyms: | establish | |
| Examples: | "build a reputation" |
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| Related terms: | make | |
| 4. | [ noun ] constitution of the human body | |
| Synonyms: | physique habitus body-build | |
| Related terms: | bodily_property body_type dumpiness lankiness | |
| 5. | [ verb ] improve the cleansing action of; build detergents" | |
| Related terms: | better chemistry | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be engaged in building | |
| Examples: | "These architects build in interesting and new styles" |
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| Related terms: | create architecture construct | |
| 7. | [ verb ] increase or strengthen gradually | |
| Synonyms: | work_up ramp_up build_up | |
| Examples: | "This investment is building interest" "We worked up courage" |
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| Related terms: | increase | |
| 8. | [ verb ] order, supervise, or finance the construction of | |
| Examples: | "The government is building new schools in this state" |
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| Related terms: | oversee construction | |
| 9. | [ verb ] found or ground | |
| Examples: | "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" |
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| Related terms: | establish | |
| 10. | [ verb ] give form to, according to a plan | |
| Examples: | "build a modern nation" "build a million-dollar business" |
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| Related terms: | develop | |
| 11. | [ verb ] develop and grow | |
| Examples: | "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" |
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| Related terms: | intensify | |
| 12. | [ noun ] alternative names for the body of a human being | |
| Synonyms: | figure form flesh shape frame human_body anatomy bod chassis soma physique material_body physical_body | |
| Examples: | "Leonardo studied the human body" "he has a strong physique" "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
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| Related terms: | body person female_body juvenile_body adult_body male_body person homo leg | |
| Similar spelling: |
bullied built bullhead bullet bullate |
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