Built
vverb.creationmake by combining materials and partsSynset:build construct make
Examples:- this little pig made his house out of straw
- Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Derivationally Related Form:buildingmakebuildermakermakingconstructorconstruction
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:constructmake
Direct Hyponyms:cantileverchannelisechannelizecorduroycustomisecustomizedry-wallerectframeframe upgroinlockput upraiserearrebuildreconstructrevetset upwattle
Full Troponyms:cantileverchannelizecorduroycustomizedry-wallframegroinlockraiserebuildrevetwattle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: build) | The men --- the bookshelves (apply to: construct, build, make)
vverb.changeform or accumulate steadilySynset:build build up progress work up
Examples:- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Derivationally Related Form:progress
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:build updevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.creationbuild or establish something abstractSynset:build establish
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:buildmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeimprove the cleansing action ofTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Derivationally Related Form:builder
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:buildbetterchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialorder, supervise, or finance the construction ofExamples:- The government is building new schools in this state
Derivationally Related Form:building
Hypernyms:manage oversee superintend supervise
Inherited Hypernyms:buildoverseeadministermanagecontrol
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationgive form to, according to a planExamples:- build a modern nation
- build a million-dollar business
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:builddevelopcreate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.creationbe engaged in buildingTopic:architecture
Examples:- These architects build in interesting and new styles
Derivationally Related Form:building
Hypernyms:create
Inherited Hypernyms:buildcreateact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.cognitionfound or groundExamples:- build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
Hypernyms:base establish found ground
Inherited Hypernyms:buildestablish
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebolster or strengthenSynset:build build up ramp up work up
Examples:- We worked up courage
- build up confidence
- ramp up security in the airports
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:build upincreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changedevelop and growExamples:- Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
Hypernyms:deepen intensify
Inherited Hypernyms:buildintensifyincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.all(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectivenessSynset:reinforced
Examples:- the built liquid detergents
Antonyms:unimproved
Inherited Hypernyms:built
Similar to:improved