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Definition of
build noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
build
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
bɪld
/
/
[
uncountable
,
countable
,
usually singular
]
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the shape and size of the human body
a man with a stocky build
See
build
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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build
verb
build in
phrasal verb
build on
phrasal verb
build up
phrasal verb
build around
phrasal verb
build up to
phrasal verb
(build) castles in the air
Phrasal verbs
build in
phrasal verb
build on
phrasal verb
build up
phrasal verb
build around
phrasal verb
build up to
phrasal verb
Idioms
(build) castles in the air
Nearby words
bug out
phrasal verb
build
verb
build
noun
build around
phrasal verb
builder
noun