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build [built, built, building, builds] ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) verb [UK: bɪld] [US: ˈbɪld] | (Bokmål) byggeverb (Nynorsk) byggjaverb |
build castles in the air (to have any desire, idea, or plan unlikely to be realized) verb [UK: bɪld ˈkɑːs.l̩z ɪn ðə eə(r)] [US: ˈbɪld ˈkæs.l̩z ɪn ðə ˈer] | |
builder [builders] (a person who builds or constructs things) noun [UK: ˈbɪl.də(r)] [US: ˈbɪl.dər] | (Bokmål) byggernoun (Nynorsk) byggjarnoun |
building [buildings] (act or process of building) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] | |
building [buildings] (closed structure with walls and a roof) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] | bygningnoun |
building block (block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk] | (Nynorsk) byggjeklossnoun |
building block (component that is part of a larger construction) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɒk] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈblɑːk] | (Bokmål) byggeblokknoun (Nynorsk) byggesteinnoun |
building material (any material which is used for construction purposes) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ mə.ˈtɪ.riəl] | (Bokmål) byggematerialenoun (Nynorsk) byggjematerialenoun |
building site (place where a building is located, under construction, or will be erected) noun [UK: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ saɪt] [US: ˈbɪld.ɪŋ ˈsaɪt] | (Bokmål) byggeplassnoun (Nynorsk) byggeplassnoun |
apartment building (residential building with multiple flats) noun [UK: ə.ˈpɑːt.mənt ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈpɑːrt.mənt ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] | (Bokmål) leilighetnoun (Nynorsk) leilegheitnoun boligblokknoun |
boatbuilder (person) noun | (Bokmål) båtbyggernoun |
main building (most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)) noun [UK: meɪn ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪn ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] | (Bokmål) hovedbygningnoun (Nynorsk) hovudbygningnoun |
outbuilding [outbuildings] (separate building associated with a main building) noun [UK: ˈaʊt.bɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈaʊt.bɪld.ɪŋ] | uthusnoun |
rebuilding (act of building again) noun [UK: ˌriː.ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ri.ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] | (Bokmål) gjenoppbyggingnoun (Nynorsk) gjenoppbyggingnoun |
roadbuilding (construction of roads) noun | (Bokmål) veibyggingnoun (Nynorsk) vegbyggingnoun |
shipbuilding (construction of ships) noun [UK: ˈʃɪp.bɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃɪp.ˌbɪld.ɪŋ] | (Bokmål) skipsbyggingnoun (Nynorsk) skipsbyggingnoun |