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Quick definitions from WordNet (build)
▸ noun: constitution of the human body
▸ noun: alternative names for the body of a human being
▸ verb: develop and grow ("Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera")
▸ verb: order, supervise, or finance the construction of ("The government is building new schools in this state")
▸ verb: improve the cleansing action of ("Build detergents")
▸ verb: found or ground ("Build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation")
▸ verb: build or establish something abstract ("Build a reputation")
▸ verb: be engaged in building ("These architects build in interesting and new styles")
▸ verb: give form to, according to a plan ("Build a modern nation")
▸ verb: make by combining materials and parts
▸ verb: form or accumulate steadily ("Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")
▸ verb: bolster or strengthen ("Build up confidence")
▸ Also see built
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to build
▸ Usage examples for build
▸ Idioms related to build (New!)
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▸ Words that often appear near build
▸ Rhymes of build
▸ Invented words related to build
▸ noun: constitution of the human body
▸ noun: alternative names for the body of a human being
▸ verb: develop and grow ("Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera")
▸ verb: order, supervise, or finance the construction of ("The government is building new schools in this state")
▸ verb: improve the cleansing action of ("Build detergents")
▸ verb: found or ground ("Build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation")
▸ verb: build or establish something abstract ("Build a reputation")
▸ verb: be engaged in building ("These architects build in interesting and new styles")
▸ verb: give form to, according to a plan ("Build a modern nation")
▸ verb: make by combining materials and parts
▸ verb: form or accumulate steadily ("Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")
▸ verb: bolster or strengthen ("Build up confidence")
▸ Also see built
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to build
▸ Usage examples for build
▸ Idioms related to build (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing build
▸ Words that often appear near build
▸ Rhymes of build
▸ Invented words related to build