buildings
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
An inflected form of building · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,938 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 44,860 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place also: edifice there was a three-story building on the cornerit was an imposing edifice
- the act of constructing something also: construction during the construction we had to take a detourhis hobby was the building of boats
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones also: construction their main business is home constructionworkers in the building trades
- the occupants of a building the entire building complained about the noise
buildings in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Oh, I'm a collector of these buildings in a small way.
Punch — Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 · Various · Chapter 1
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The public buildings in Liverpool are not numerous, but they are worthy of attention.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 270 · Various · Chapter 1
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So he called off his engines and threw up ladders against the great mercantile buildings to leeward and in the rear.
The Incendiary: A Story of Mystery · William Augustine Leahy · Chapter 1
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The latter probably, for the buildings, which spread terrace above terrace, must have far outreached the need of the holy men.
Zarah the Cruel · Joan Conquest · Chapter 1
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They had driven many of the Dutch away, had torn down their buildings, and had kept them from trading with the Indians.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware · Katharine Pyle · Chapter 1