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buildings

Syllables: build·ings/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

buildings is the plural of building.

Meaning of building

Noun

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
    • The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
    Synonyms:
    construction
  2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    • My sister lives in that apartment building.
    Synonyms:
    edifice
  3. Synonym of Tits building.
    Synonyms:
    Tits building

Phrases with buildings

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Questions about buildings

What is buildings the plural of?
Buildings is the plural of building.
How do you pronounce buildings?
Buildings is pronounced /ˈbɪldɪŋz/.

Words near buildings in the dictionary

  1. building workers
  2. buildingful
  3. buildingfuls
  4. buildingless
  5. buildinglike
  6. buildings
  7. buildingwide
  8. buildingworker
  9. buildingworkers
  10. buildout
  11. buildouts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: buildings (page history and authors); building (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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