build

Noun

• alternative names for the body of a human being
  • Leonardo studied the human body
    
  • he has a strong physique
    
  • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
    

• constitution of the human body

Verb

• develop and grow
  • Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
    

• bolster or strengthen
  • We worked up courage
    
  • build up confidence
    
  • ramp up security in the airports
    

• found or ground
  • build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation
    

• be engaged in building
  • These architects build in interesting and new styles
    

• give form to, according to a plan
  • build a modern nation
    
  • build a million-dollar business
    

• order, supervise, or finance the construction of
  • The government is building new schools in this state
    

• improve the cleansing action of
  • build detergents
    

• build or establish something abstract
  • build a reputation
    

• form or accumulate steadily
  • Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
    
  • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
    

• make by combining materials and parts
  • this little pig made his house out of straw
    
  • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  physique , body-build , habitus , build up , work up , ramp up , establish , progress , construct , make