| Main Entry: | building |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | constructed dwelling |
Synonyms: |
architecture, construction, domicile, edifice, erection, fabric, framework, home, house, hut, pile, superstructure, ziggurat |
| Main Entry: | architecture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | design of buildings |
Synonyms: |
architectonics, building, construction, engineering, planning |
| Main Entry: | assembly |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | putting together |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, attachment, building, collection, connecting, construction, erection, fabrication, fitting together, joining, manufacture, manufacturing, modeling, molding, piecing together, setting up, shaping, welding |
| Main Entry: | crescendo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase to climax |
Synonyms: |
apex, ascension, building, climb, crest, critical mass, culmination, elevation, escalation, intensification, peak, pinnacle, rise, summit, surge, upsurge, zenith |
| Main Entry: | edifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure |
Synonyms: |
building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile, skyscraper, towers |
| Main Entry: | enclosure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area bounded by something |
Synonyms: |
asylum, aviary, bowl, building, cage, camp, cell, close, coliseum, coop, corral, court, courtyard, den, dungeon, garden, ghetto, hutch, jail, pale, park, patch, pen, place, plot, pound, precinct, prison, quad, quadrangle, region, room, stadium, stockade, sty, vault, walk, yard, zone |
Antonyms: |
open |
| Main Entry: | establishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business, institution |
Synonyms: |
abode, building, company, concern, corporation, enterprise, factory, firm, foundation, house, institute, office, organization, outfit, plant, quarters, residence, setup, structure, system, workplace |
| Main Entry: | fabric |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure |
Synonyms: |
building, consistency, constitution, construction, foundation, frame, framework, infrastructure, make-up, mold, organization, stamp, substance, texture |
| Main Entry: | fabrication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something manufactured |
Synonyms: |
assemblage, assembly, building, construction, creation, erection, product, production |
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
Synonyms: |
abode, apartment, box*, building, bullpen, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, coop, crash pad, crib*, cubbyhole, den, diggings, digs, domicile, dump*, dwelling, edifice, flat, flophouse, habitation, hole in the wall, home, home plate, homestead, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to, mansion, pad, pied-à-terre, pigpen, pigsty, rack, residence, residency, roof, roost, setup, shack, shanty, turf* |
| Notes: | a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |