Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BUILT
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
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
Adjective
built (not comparable)
(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
Synonyms
• See also strapping or voluptuous
Hyponyms
• Russian-built
• student-built
• US-built
Noun
built (plural builts)
(obsolete) Shape; build; form of structure.
Verb
built
simple past tense of build
past participle of build
Anagrams
• 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
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
Word of the Day
14 April 2025
FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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