| Main Entry: | edifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure |
Synonyms: |
building, construction, erection, habitation, house, monument, pile, rockpile, skyscraper, towers |
| 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: | construction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creation, building |
Synonyms: |
architecture, arrangement, assembly, build, cast, composition, conception, constitution, contour, cut, development, disposition, edifice, elevation, erecting, erection, fabric, fabricating, fabrication, figuration, figure, form, format, formation, foundation, improvisation, invention, makeup, making, manufacture, mold, origination, outline, plan, planning, prefab, prefabrication, putting up, raising, rearing, roadwork, shape, structure, system, systematization, turn, type |
Antonyms: |
destruction, disfigurement, disorganization, ruin, ruins |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | pyramid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | monument |
Synonyms: |
cairn, cenotaph, edifice, mastaba, memorial, monolith, obelisk, shrine, tomb, tribute |
| Main Entry: | structure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building |
Synonyms: |
cage, construction, edifice, erection, fabric, house, pile, pile of bricks, rockpile, skyscraper |