building

Noun

• the occupants of a building
  • the entire building complained about the noise
    

• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
  • their main business is home construction
    
  • workers in the building trades
    

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

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  construction , edifice