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build / bild/ • v. (past and past part. built / bilt/ ) [tr.] (often be built) construct (something, typically something large) by putting parts or material together over a period of time: the factory was built in 1936. ∎ commission, finance, and oversee the building of (something): the city council plans to build a bridge. ∎ (build something in/into) incorporate (something) and make it a permanent part of a structure, system, or situation: engineers want to build in extra traction. ∎ Comput. compile (a program, database, index, etc.). ∎ [intr.] (of a program, database, index, etc.) be compiled. ∎ establish and develop (a business, relationship, or situation) over a period of time: he'd built up the store from nothing. ∎ [intr.] (build on) use as a basis for further progress or development: the nation should build on the talents of its workforce. ∎ increase the size, intensity, or extent of: we built up confidence in our abilities. • n. 1. the dimensions or proportions of a person's or animal's body: she was of medium height and slim build. ∎ the style or form of construction of something, typically a vehicle. 2. Comput. a compiled version of a program. ∎ the process of compiling a program. |
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"build." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "build." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-build.html "build." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-build.html |
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build OE. byldan (cf. bylda builder), f. bold dwelling, house, var. of botl = OS. bodl, ON. ból :- Gmc. *buþlam, f. *bū- dwell (see BOWER1).
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T. F. HOAD. "build." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "build." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-build.html T. F. HOAD. "build." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-build.html |
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•Schwarzwald • Buchenwald
•beheld, eld, geld, held, meld, self-propelled, upheld, weld, withheld
•Ziegfeld • unparalleled • spot-weld
•unscaled
•afield, field, midfield, misfield, shield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield
•backfield • battlefield • Mansfield
•Garfield • Sheffield • Lee-Enfield
•airfield • Wakefield • Masefield
•Greenfield • Lichfield • brickfield
•Springfield • Smithfield • minefield
•cornfield • brownfield • outfield
•snowfield
•coalfield, goldfield, Sutton Coldfield
•oilfield • Bloomfield • Nuffield
•upfield • Huddersfield • Sellafield
•chesterfield • windshield
•gumshield
•build, deskilled, gild, guild, self-willed, sild, unfilled, unfulfilled, unskilled, untilled, upbuild
•Brunhild • Roskilde
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"build." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "build." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-build.html "build." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-build.html |
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