According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
built, reinforced
(adjective) (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; “the built liquid detergents”
build
(verb) improve the cleansing action of; “build detergents”
build
(verb) found or ground; “build a defense on nothing but the accused person’s reputation”
construct, build, make
(verb) make by combining materials and parts; “this little pig made his house out of straw”; “Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer”
build, establish
(verb) build or establish something abstract; “build a reputation”
build
(verb) give form to, according to a plan; “build a modern nation”; “build a million-dollar business”
build
(verb) order, supervise, or finance the construction of; “The government is building new schools in this state”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
built (not comparable)
(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
• See also strapping or voluptuous
• Russian-built
• student-built
• US-built
built (plural builts)
(obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
built
simple past tense of build
past participle of build
• bulti
Source: Wiktionary
Built, n.
Definition: Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden.
Built, a.
Definition: Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc. Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor.
Build, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] Etym: [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. bol farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, böle, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. sq. root97.]
1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise. Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers. Milton.
2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means. Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. Shak.
3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution. I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.
Syn.
– To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
Build, v. i.
1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
Build, n.
Definition: Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.