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Synonyms for build
bɪldbuild
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buildverb
Synonyms:
strengthen, found, ground, enlarge, increase, create, construct, erect, build upbuildverb
to form by combining materials or parts
Rugby players are of sturdy build.
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found, build up, create, strengthen, erect, increase, enlarge, ground, constructbuildverb
to develop or give form to according to a plan or process
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build up, increase, erect, strengthen, found, ground, construct, create, enlargebuildverb
to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to
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ground, found, enlarge, strengthen, increase, create, erect, construct, build upbuildverb
to establish a basis for
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build up, ground, construct, create, increase, found, strengthen, enlarge, erectbuildverb
to form by combining materials or parts
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erect, increase, create, strengthen, construct, found, enlarge, build up, groundbuildverb
to develop in magnitude or extent
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enlarge, build up, create, strengthen, ground, increase, erect, found, construct
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
physique, build, body-build, habitusnoun
constitution of the human body
Synonyms:
chassis, flesh, form, material body, human body, bod, habitus, physical body, soma, body-build, anatomy, physique, shape, frame, figurehuman body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, fleshverb
alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
Synonyms:
framing, course, skeletal system, figure, flesh, pulp, frame, shape, variety, kind, conformation, figure of speech, image, chassis, physical body, trope, frame of reference, soma, haoma, human body, underframe, strain, contour, grade, systema skeletale, general anatomy, cast, form, mannikin, inning, physique, phase, mannequin, condition, skeleton, body-build, habitus, configuration, fig, variant, number, digit, class, pattern, bod, name, skeletal frame, signifier, embodiment, descriptor, manikin, public figure, sort, anatomy, word form, var., design, material body, manakinconstruct, build, makeverb
make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
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earn, create, take in, pass water, piddle, relieve oneself, score, lay down, pull in, progress to, prepare, get, stool, build up, hit, arrive at, cook, cause, attain, fix, establish, seduce, ramp up, urinate, progress, puddle, reach, fabricate, have, pee-pee, pretend, shit, make, pee, get to, construct, throw, retrace, form, gain, micturate, take a shit, reconstruct, realise, work, do, give, crap, manufacture, induce, take a leak, hold, work up, make water, ca-ca, spend a penny, wee, produce, nominate, wee-wee, ready, piss, name, make believe, take a crap, draw, bring in, defecate, clear, constitute, take, realize, stimulate, make upbuild up, work up, build, progressverb
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
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work out, fortify, get up, progress, come on, construct, go on, arm, come along, develop, move on, shape up, build up, pass on, march on, get along, advance, establish, gird, ramp up, get on, make, work upbuild, establishverb
build or establish something abstract
"build a reputation"
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demonstrate, ground, progress, install, construct, found, plant, base, set up, ramp up, instal, launch, prove, give, institute, build up, show, shew, lay down, establish, make, work up, constitutebuildverb
improve the cleansing action of
"build detergents"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
order, supervise, or finance the construction of
"The government is building new schools in this state"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
give form to, according to a plan
"build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
be engaged in building
"These architects build in interesting and new styles"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
found or ground
"build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuild up, work up, build, ramp upverb
bolster or strengthen
"We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
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progress, develop, construct, make, fortify, get up, build up, establish, ramp up, arm, work up, work out, girdbuildverb
develop and grow
"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
Synonyms:
construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp up
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
buildverb
buildverb
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construct edifices
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "build":
construct, building, construction, create, establish, strengthen, develop, constructing, built, forge, compilation, consolidate, creating, constructed, strengthening, erect, establishment, enhance, rely, compile, generate, reinforce, establishing, creation, rebuild, foster, capitalize, increase, promote
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How to use build in a sentence?
Man is made or unmade by himself Man’s mind is the tool by which he may either Destroy him or build a great joy Strength and peace
We do not really know the details of how we go from small grains of dust to massive gas giants, if we're able to catch them at their birth we can see where they form in the disk. This will allow us to better understand how many planets we would expect in a typical system. We can also examine what the chemical and molecular content of the gas is like around the protoplanet and build a picture of what atmospheres are like on very young planets. These results will provide essential evidence for theoreticians trying to fill in the gaps about how planets grow.
This is a great time for somebody to start something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come.
The Vice President and Sabrina Singh office are focused on the Biden-Harris Administration's agenda to build an economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down, to making sure racial equity is at the core of everything the Administration does, to combatting the existential threat of climate change, and to continue protecting the American people from the Covid-19 pandemic.
I dont think we are going to solve the problems we have in our prisons by building more prisons, im not indifferent to some of the infrastructure challenges, but when you have a college football team who cant win a game, you dont say, Lets build a new stadium, thatll fix our problems.
Translations for build
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- bouAfrikaans
- بنىArabic
- пабудаваць, будавацьBelarusian
- строя, градя, телосложениеBulgarian
- edificar, construirCatalan, Valencian
- stavět, budovat, vybudovat, sestavení, postavitCzech
- byggeDanish
- Körperbau, Bau, bauenGerman
- tuEwe
- χτίζωGreek
- konstruiEsperanto
- construir, edificarSpanish
- ehitamaEstonian
- ساختنPersian
- ruumiinrakenne, rakentaaFinnish
- carrure, construire, édifierFrench
- tógIrish
- dèanamh, togScottish Gaelic
- בנהHebrew
- շինել, սարքել, կառուցելArmenian
- bangun, diriIndonesian
- konstruktarIdo
- byggjaIcelandic
- edificare, costruireItalian
- 建てる, 建設, 構築, 築くJapanese
- សង់, កសាងKhmer
- ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲುKannada
- 만들다Korean
- دروستکردنKurdish
- aedificoLatin
- celt, veidotLatvian
- градиMacedonian
- bouw, opbouwen, bouwenDutch
- byggeNorwegian
- budować, zbudowaćPolish
- construir, físicoPortuguese
- clădiRomanian
- строить, построитьRussian
- градити, graditi, izgraditi, изградитиSerbo-Croatian
- budovať, vybudovaťSlovak
- graditiSlovene
- hahaSouthern Sotho
- upprätta, bygga, stegra, kroppsbyggnad, grunda, anlägga, bygga upp, förfärdiga, uppföra, öka, skapa, forma, hopa, byggnad, uppresa, build, byggeSwedish
- kujengaSwahili
- கட்டTamil
- inşa etmek, yapmakTurkish
- будувати, збудуватиUkrainian
- تعمیرUrdu
- xây, xây dựngVietnamese
- bumönVolapük
- 建立Chinese
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