build
verb
[ bɪld ]
• construct (something) by putting parts or material together.
• "the ironworks were built in 1736"
Similar:
construct,
erect,
put up,
assemble,
set up,
raise,
make,
fabricate,
form,
manufacture,
create,
fashion,
model,
mould,
shape,
forge,
knock together,
• make stronger or more intense.
• "we built up confidence in our abilities"
Similar:
boost,
strengthen,
increase,
improve,
invigorate,
augment,
raise,
intensify,
enhance,
escalate,
multiply,
swell,
beef up,
build
noun
• the proportions of a person's or animal's body.
• "she was of medium height and slim build"
Similar:
physique,
frame,
body,
figure,
form,
structure,
shape,
make-up,
formation,
stature,
proportions,
chassis,
vital statistics,
• the style or form of construction of something, especially a vehicle.
• "the car's high specification and impressive build quality"
• a compiled version of a program.
• "a beta build of the program"
Origin:
Old English byldan, from bold, botl ‘dwelling’, of Germanic origin; related to bower1.
