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- 1 The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure. countable, uncountable
"Rugby players are of sturdy build."
- 2 constitution of the human body wordnet
- 3 Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users. countable
"The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers."
- 4 alternative names for the body of a human being wordnet
- 5 The process or period of constructing a physical object. countable
"This new Lego set was a very nice build."
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- 6 A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player. countable, slang
"I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game."
- 7 A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player. countable, slang
"I made a build centered around attack speed."
- 1 To form (something) by combining materials or parts. transitive
"It was a bridge ybuilt in goodly wize, / With curious Corbes and pendants grauen faire, [...]"
- 2 develop and grow wordnet
- 3 To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process. transitive
"The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you [...] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."
- 4 form or accumulate steadily wordnet
- 5 To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to. transitive
"Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete."
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- 6 bolster or strengthen wordnet
- 7 To establish a basis for (something). transitive
- 8 improve the cleansing action of wordnet
- 9 To form by combining materials or parts. intransitive
- 10 found or ground wordnet
- 11 To develop in magnitude or extent. intransitive
- 12 make by combining materials and parts wordnet
- 13 To construct (software) by compiling its source code. transitive
- 14 build or establish something abstract wordnet
- 15 To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention. intransitive
"This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?"
- 16 be engaged in building wordnet
- 17 give form to, according to a plan wordnet
- 18 order, supervise, or finance the construction of wordnet
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build From Middle English bilden, bulden, bylden, from Old English byldan and bytlan, bytlian (“to build”), from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, *bōþlą (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English botl (“building, house”). More at bottle.
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build From Middle English bilden, bulden, bylden, from Old English byldan and bytlan, bytlian (“to build”), from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, *bōþlą (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English botl (“building, house”). More at bottle.
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