Topic: BUILDING
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aisle
belfry
biomass
booth
breakwater
bridge(n)
bridge(v)
building
clapboard
condemn
condo
constructor
courtyard
cubicle
cupola
dais
derrick
des res
developer
development
dome
domed
dry rot
Dumpster
dump truck
duplex
Dutch barn
dwelling
dyke
eaves
elevator
escalator
estate
exit
farmstead
fence
firebrick
flagged
flagstone
fortify
foundation stone
fountain
freehold
glazier
glazing
grating
groin
groyne
handrail
housing estate
hut
insulation
ironwork
landscape architect
landscape gardening
levee
listed
low-rise
lychgate
manor
mansion
marble
mason
masonry
minaret
multi-storey(a)
multi-storey(n)
open-plan
panel
panelled
pantile
pillar
platform
portal
portcullis
precast
prefab
prefabricated
pre-stressed
public works
Quonset hut
railing
redecorate
redevelop
revolving door
riser
rising damp
rivet
rood screen
roof
room
roughcast
row house
salon
sash window
seawall
shelter
stanchion
storey
strut
subside
subsidence
substructure
superstructure
survey(n)
survey(v)
surveyor
swing bridge
tar(n)
tar(v)
tower
triplex
urban renewal
watercourse
wicket gate
windbreak
windmill
yard
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1 [countable] a structure such as a house, church, or factory, that has a roof and walls :
They need money to pay for new buildings.
The offices are on the top two floors of the building.
a farmhouse and other farm buildings
They need money to pay for new buildings.
The offices are on the top two floors of the building.
a farmhouse and other farm buildings2 [uncountable] the process or business of building things :
There is a limited supply of land for building.
stone, timber, and other building materials
There is a limited supply of land for building.
stone, timber, and other building materials