building

building (http://definr.com/building)

     adj 1: increasing or having the power to increase especially in
            size or amount or degree; "muscle-building exercises"
            [syn: augmenting, augmentative]
     2: rising progressively; "the building suspense"; "the
        heightening drama" [syn: building(a), heightening(a)]
     n 1: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or
          less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story
          building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
          [syn: edifice]
     2: the act of constructing or building something; "during the
        construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the
        building of boats" [syn: construction]
     3: the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;
        "their main business is home construction"; "workers in
        the building trades" [syn: construction]
     4: the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained
        about the noise"