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SYNONYMS
building
property ♦ premises ♦ complex ♦
structure ♦ block ♦ edifice
These are all
words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof
and four walls.
building a structure
such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls.
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property a building or
buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings fK: We have a buyer who would like to
view the property. o The price of
property has risen enormously. Alls tft
To IWH4 This word is often used when talking
about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land.
premises [pi.] the
building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses ladi:
Mmm-. The
company is looking for larger premises. rIIE^
complex a group of
buildings of a similar type together in one place a leisure
complex
structure a thing that
is made of several parts, especially a building The pier is a
wooden structure.
block (Br£) a tall
building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a
school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose fofck
a block of fiats
0 the school’s science block
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edifice (formal) a large impressive building
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PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS « (a/an) commercial/industrial/residential building/
property/premises/complex/block
■
an apartment
building/complex/block
■
a/the school building/premises
■
a holiday
property/complex
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to build a(n)
property/complex/structure/block/ edifice
* to erect a(n) building/property/complex/structure/
block/edifice
■
to put up
a
building/property/structure/block
■
to demolish/pull
down a(n)
building/property/ complex/structure/block/edifice
'building block noun 1 [C] a piece of wood or plastic used as a
toy for children to build things with M
fsf |R Tfc 2 building blocks [piJ parts that are joined together in
order to make a large thing exist Jjf\ fy 1c ^: Single words are the
building blocks of language.
'building site (especially BrE) (NAmE usually construction site) noun an area of land where sth
is being built &9iXM
building society noun (BrE) {