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Entry Word:: building
Function:: noun

Text: something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity<English class will be in that big stone building over there>Synonymsedifice, structureRelated Wordsconstruction, erection; bungalow, cabin, chalet, cottage, house, lodge, summerhouse; hovel, hut, shack, shanty, shed; castle, château, estate, hall, manor, mansion, palace, villa; skyscraper, tower

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