Building (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build |
Building (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. |
Building (n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture. |
Building (n.) That which is built |
Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts |
Butt joint () A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8. |
Butt weld () See Butt weld, under Butt. |
Hooke's joint () A universal joint. See under Universal. |
Joint (n.) The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united |
Joint (n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion |
Joint (n.) The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations |
Joint (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. |
Joint (n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. |
Joint (n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc. |
Joint (n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. |
Joint (a.) Joined |
Joint (a.) Involving the united activity of two or more |
Joint (a.) United, joined, or sharing with another or with others |
Joint (a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more |
Joint (v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints |
Joint (v. t.) To join |
Joint (v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints |
Joint (v. t.) To separate the joints |
Joint (v. i.) To fit as if by joints |
Joint-fir (n.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed |
Lap-welded (a.) Having edges or ends united by a lap weld |
Monk's seam () An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches. |
Seam (n.) Grease |
Seam (n.) The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. |
Seam (n.) Hence, a line of junction |
Seam (n.) A thin layer or stratum |
Seam (n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound |
Seam (v. t.) To form a seam upon or of |
Seam (v. t.) To mark with something resembling a seam |
Seam (v. t.) To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking |
Seam (v. i.) To become ridgy |
Seam (n.) A denomination of weight or measure. |
Seam (n.) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. |
Seam (n.) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. |
Site (n.) The place where anything is fixed |
Site (n.) A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation |
Site (n.) The posture or position of a thing. |
Straight-joint (a.) Having straight joints. |
Straight-joint (a.) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. |
Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge. |
Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints. |
Weld (v. t.) To wield. |
Weld (n.) An herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America |
Weld (n.) Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant. |
Welded (imp. & p. p.) of Weld |
welding | fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure |
butt welding butt-welding | creating a butt joint by welding |
spot welding spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
flash welding flash butt welding | butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them, used for joining segments of metal pipe |
bodybuilding anaerobic exercise muscle building musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
joint venture | a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise, a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows |
construction building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
shipbuilding ship building | the construction of ships |
construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
morale building morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
glass lizard glass snake joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
fetlock fetlock joint | the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern |
hock hock-joint | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals, corresponds to the human ankle |
apartment building apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
artificial joint | a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) |
ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
bank bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
building edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
butt joint butt | a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
butt weld butt-weld | a butt joint that is welded |
Capitol Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
church church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
dovetail dovetail joint | a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
farm building | a building on a farm |
fell felled seam | seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges |
fish joint | a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams |
government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
hinge flexible joint | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
joint marijuana cigarette reefer stick spliff | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
joint | a disreputable place of entertainment |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
juke jook juke joint jook joint juke house jook house | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |
knuckle joint hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
lap joint splice | joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together |
medical building health facility healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
miter joint mitre joint miter mitre | joint that forms a corner, usually both sides are bevelled at a -degree angle to form a -degree corner |
mortise joint mortise-and-tenon joint | a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
office building office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
parts bin | a bin for holding spare parts |