building

• "there was a three-story building on the corner"
• "it was an imposing edifice"

Synonyms

• edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

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

Synonyms

• constructionthe act of constructing something; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; the creation of a construct; a thing constructed; drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; an interpretation of a text or action; the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

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

Synonyms

• constructionthe act of constructing something; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; the creation of a construct; a thing constructed; drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; an interpretation of a text or action; the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

• "the entire building complained about the noise"