Dictionary entry details
• BUILD (noun)
Meaning:
Constitution of the human body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
body-build; build; physique; habitus
Hypernyms ("build" is a kind of...):
bodily property (an attribute of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "build"):
lankiness (a tall and thin physique)
dumpiness; squattiness (a short and stout physique)
body type; somatotype (a category of physique)
Meaning:
Alternative names for the body of a human being
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
material body; chassis; physical body; bod; human body; physique; flesh; figure; build; anatomy; frame; shape; soma; form
Context examples:
Leonardo studied the human body / he has a strong physique / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Hypernyms ("build" is a kind of...):
body; organic structure; physical structure (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "build"):
female body (the body of a female human being)
male body (the body of a male human being)
adult body (the body of an adult human being)
juvenile body (the body of a young person)
person (a human body (usually including the clothing))
Holonyms ("build" is a part of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
• BUILD (verb)
Meaning:
Make by combining materials and parts
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
build; construct; make
Context examples:
this little pig made his house out of straw / Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "build"):
corduroy (build (a road) from logs laid side by side)
erect; put up; raise; rear; set up (construct, build, or erect)
cantilever (construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed)
groin (build with groins)
rebuild; reconstruct (build again)
frame; frame up (construct by fitting or uniting parts together)
wattle (build of or with wattle)
lock (build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels)
revet (construct a revetment)
customise; customize (make according to requirements)
channelise; channelize (make a channel for; provide with a channel)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The men build the bookshelves
Meaning:
Form or accumulate steadily
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
work up; build; build up; progress
Context examples:
Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly / Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Build or establish something abstract
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
build; establish
Context example:
build a reputation
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Improve the cleansing action of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
build detergents
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Order, supervise, or finance the construction of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The government is building new schools in this state
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
manage; oversee; superintend; supervise (watch and direct)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give form to, according to a plan
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
build a modern nation / build a million-dollar business
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
develop (make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be engaged in building
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
These architects build in interesting and new styles
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
create (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Found or ground
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
base; establish; found; ground (use as a basis for; found on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bolster or strengthen
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
ramp up; work up; build up; build
Context examples:
We worked up courage / build up confidence / ramp up security in the airports
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Develop and grow
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
Hypernyms (to "build" is one way to...):
deepen; intensify (become more intense)
Sentence frame:
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