noun
building
A structure with walls and a roof.
The brick building has four windows and a steep roof.
Etymology
The inherited verb names construction. The noun moved from the activity of building to its result: a constructed structure used to shelter people or things.
More examples
- They converted the empty building into apartments.
- Office buildings line both sides of the street.
- The library is the oldest building on campus.
Forms
building · buildings
Similar words
- structure
- Includes bridges and other constructions without enclosing rooms.