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English to English noun
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constitution of the human body |  | source: wordnet30
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alternative names for the body of a human being | | Example: Leonardo studied the human body
he has a strong physique
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
source: wordnet30
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Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make by combining materials and parts | | Example: this little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
source: wordnet30
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form or accumulate steadily | | Example: Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
source: wordnet30
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build or establish something abstract | | Example: build a reputation
source: wordnet30
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improve the cleansing action of | | Example: build detergents
source: wordnet30
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order, supervise, or finance the construction of | | Example: The government is building new schools in this state
source: wordnet30
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give form to, according to a plan | | Example: build a modern nation
build a million-dollar business
source: wordnet30
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be engaged in building | | Example: These architects build in interesting and new styles
source: wordnet30
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found or ground | | Example: build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
source: wordnet30
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bolster or strengthen | | Example: We worked up courage
build up confidence
ramp up security in the airports
source: wordnet30
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develop and grow | | Example: Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
source: wordnet30
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To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise. | | source: webster1913
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To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. | | source: webster1913
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