ABUILDING | • abuilding adj. (Archaic, excluding US) Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel. • abuilding adj. (Archaic, excluding US) Developing or arising, as a trend or an idea. • a-building adv. Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel. |
BODYBUILD | • bodybuild v. To take part in bodybuilding. • BODYBUILD v. to build up one's body. |
BODYBUILT | • bodybuilt v. Simple past tense and past participle of bodybuild. • BODYBUILD v. to build up one's body. |
BUILDABLE | • buildable adj. That can be built. • buildable adj. (Construction) Suitable for building on. • BUILDABLE adj. that can be built. |
BUILDDOWN | • builddown n. A systematic, gradual reduction in the number of something (especially nuclear weapons), normally by… • build␣down v. (Card games) In solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value (e.g. 4♦ over 5♣). • BUILDDOWN n. a planned reduction. |
BUILDINGS | • buildings n. Plural of building. • BUILDING n. the process of erecting houses. |
BUILDOUTS | • buildouts n. Plural of buildout. • BUILDOUT n. a process of expansion or growth. |
BUIRDLIER | • buirdlier adj. Comparative form of buirdly: more buirdly. • BUIRDLY adj. (Scots) stalwart; large and well made. |
HOMEBUILT | • homebuilt adj. Constructed at home, rather than being obtained from a manufacturer etc. • HOMEBUILT adj. built at home. |
MISBUILDS | • misbuilds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbuild. • MISBUILD v. to build imperfectly. |
OUTBUILDS | • outbuilds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbuild. • OUTBUILD v. to surpass in building. |
OVERBUILD | • overbuild v. (Transitive, intransitive) To perform excessive construction on a building or in an area. • overbuild v. (Transitive) To build over or on top of another structure. • overbuild v. (Transitive) To build with excessive size or elaboration. |
OVERBUILT | • overbuilt v. Simple past tense and past participle of overbuild. • overbuilt adj. Having had excessive construction#Noun (building#Noun) carried out, as… • OVERBUILD v. to build over. |
PREBUILDS | • prebuilds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prebuild. • PREBUILD v. to build beforehand. |
REBUILDED | • rebuilded v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of rebuild. • REBUILD v. to build again. |
SHIBUICHI | • shibuichi n. A Japanese silver-copper alloy that can be patinated into a range of muted shades of blue or green through… • SHIBUICHI n. (Japanese) an alloy of three parts copper to one part silver, used in Japanese decorative art to give a silver-grey patina. |
UPBUILDER | • UPBUILDER n. one who upbuilds. |