Synonym: construct, create, make. Antonym: break, demolish, destroy, ruin. Similar words: rebuild, build up, builder, building, building materials, built up, mild, child. Meaning: [bɪld] n. 1. constitution of the human body 2. alternative names for the body of a human being. v. 1. make by combining materials and parts 2. form or accumulate steadily 3. build or establish something abstract 4. improve the cleansing action of 5. order, supervise, or finance the construction of 6. give form to, according to a plan 7. be engaged in building 8. found or ground 9. bolster or strengthen 10. develop and grow.
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151. They can build a more harmonious society once inequality and exploitation are removed.
152. It's important to build up a network of professional contacts.
153. DNA carries the genetic blueprint which tells any organism how to build itself.
154. In order to build your self esteem, set yourself targets you can reach.
155. The birds build up fat reserves to help them survive the winter.
156. Kyle is a tall man with a heavy build .
157. The villagers gnashed their teeth about the council's decision to build a car park.
158. Developers want to build on the site of the old gas works.
159. With its storehouses bursting with grain,the farm had to build more granaries.
160. We've had to build some cupboards to give us more storage space.
161. He has been doing weight-training to build up his strength.
162. The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.
163. People have been mobilised to build defences and drain flooded land as heavy rains continue to fall.
164. We're not going to let them build a road here without putting up a fight.
165. She helped to build a house, learning the rudiments of brick-laying as she went along.
166. Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.
167. The school's aim is to build the self-esteem of the children.
168. It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
169. Usually when we're six months or so into a recovery, confidence begins to build.
170. We've applied for planning permission to build an extension to the house.
171. Build yourself up to peak performance on the day of the exam.
172. The company has won a contract to build a new power plant outside Houston.
173. They gave him soup to build up his strength/build him up.
174. The last chords of the suite build to a crescendo.
175. The alligators build their nests out of grass near the water's edge.
176. We're trying to build up a picture of what happened.
177. Local residents have put the skids under plans to build a new shopping centre.
178. We really wanted to build a completely new hospital, but we didn't have the money,(Sentencedict) so this extension is a kind of halfway house.
179. Critical thinking is essentially negative as it seeks to dissect and not to build.
180. They are seeking to build a faithful recreation of the original Elizabethan theatre.
More similar words: rebuild, build up, builder, building, building materials, built up, mild, child, wildlife, only child, grandchild, wilderness, bewilderment.