build
1 building sth
2 materials and equipment
3 people whose jobs are connected with building
different kinds of building BUILDING
1 building sth
- to make sth (for example a house or a bridge) by putting different parts and materials together: build* sth, put* sth up, (formal) construct sth; nouns (U): building, construction
to build a house ◎ These blocks of flats were only put up five years ago, but they're already in bad condition. ◎ the construction industry ◎ The new shopping centre is already under construction (= is already being built) .
- a place like a house, church or school, that has a roof and walls: building
a historic building ◎ a tall/low building ◎ a row of buildings
- something that has been built: structure
In front of the museum is a glass structure in the shape of a pyramid.
- a diagram of a building, etc, showing exactly how it should be built: plan
The plans for the new shopping centre are on view at the City Architect's office.
- an area of land where a building is being built: building site
- to build houses, shops, offices, etc on a piece of land: build*, develop sth; nouns (U): building, development
They're planning to build on the old football field. ◎ There are plans to develop the area of waste land around the docks.
- a person who develops land: developer
- an area where land is being developed: development
a housing development
- to build sth again: rebuild* sth, reconstruct sth; nouns (U): rebuilding, reconstruction
The town was totally rebuilt after the war. ◎ Photographs and drawings were used to reconstruct the palace after the fire. ◎ Reconstruction work is likely to take several years.
- to destroy a building: pull sth down, demolish sth, knock sth down; noun (U): demolition
They have pulled down many of the tower blocks that they built in the sixties. ◎ These buildings are going to be demolished to make way for the new road.
2 materials and equipment
- one of the hard objects made of clay that is used for building the walls of houses: brick (noun C/U)
a lorryload of bricks ◎ Most of the houses here are built of brick.
- a hard, solid substance that is found in the ground; it can be cut into shapes and used for building: stone (noun U)
a stone house ◎ built of stone
- wood that is going to be used for building: timber (noun U)
a house with a timber frame
※ materials for covering roofs ROOF
- a long iron or steel bar that is used in construction work: girder
The bridge is made from steel girders.
- a long piece of metal or wood, etc that supports weight in a building, for example in a ceiling: beam
a low ceiling with old wooden beams
- a grey powder which is mixed with water to stick bricks, etc together: cement (noun U); a machine for mixing cement: cement mixer
- a hard substance which is made from cement, sand, water and small stones: concrete (noun U)
a concrete floor
- a substance that is put on walls and ceilings to make a smooth surface: plaster (noun U); to put plaster on a wall, ceiling, etc: plaster sth
The walls need to be plastered and then painted.
- a large machine that is used for lifting heavy objects: crane
- a structure made of long metal tubes and wooden boards which is put up beside a building so that builders can stand on it to work: scaffolding (noun U)
3 people whose jobs are connected with building
- a person who builds houses and other buildings: builder; this work: building (noun U)
- a person who builds walls, etc with bricks: bricklayer; this work: bricklaying (noun U)
- a person who makes doors and window frames from wood: joiner; this work: joinery (noun U)
- a person who puts plaster on walls: plasterer; this work: plastering (noun U)
- a person who designs buildings: architect; this work: architecture (noun U)
- a person who designs roads and bridges, etc: a civil engineer; this work: civil engineering (noun U)
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