• noun:   constitution of the human body
• noun:   alternative names for the body of a human being
• verb:   develop and grow

  Example: "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

• verb:   order, supervise, or finance the construction of

  Example: "The government is building new schools in this state"

• verb:   improve the cleansing action of

  Example: "Build detergents"

• verb:   found or ground

  Example: "Build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

• verb:   build or establish something abstract

  Example: "Build a reputation"

• verb:   be engaged in building

  Example: "These architects build in interesting and new styles"

• verb:   give form to, according to a plan

  Example: "Build a modern nation"

• verb:   make by combining materials and parts
• verb:   form or accumulate steadily

  Example: "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

• verb:   bolster or strengthen

  Example: "Build up confidence"

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