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Definitions for built
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Princeton's WordNet
built, reinforcedadjective
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
"the built liquid detergents"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Builtnoun
The form; the structure.
Etymology: from build.
As is the built, so different is the fight;
Their mounting shot is on our sails design’d;
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light,
And through the yielding planks a passage find. Dryden.There is hardly any country, which has so little shipping as Ireland; the reason must be, the scarcity of timber proper for this built. William Temple.
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built
Built can refer to the past tense of the verb "build," which means to construct, create or assemble something by combining materials or elements. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something that has been constructed or made, such as a built-in shelf or a built environment.
Webster Dictionary
Built
of Build
Builtnoun
shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship
Builtadjective
formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
built
A prefix to denote the construction of a vessel, as carvel or clinker-built, bluff-built, frigate-built, sharp-built, &c.; English, French, or American built, &c.
Editors Contribution
built
Constructed or formed.
The house was built with beautiful materials that caused it to look like it sits perfectly within the hillside.
Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'built' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #776
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'built' in Written Corpus Frequency: #942
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of built in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of built in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of built in a Sentence
While the amounts are still much higher than what we experts recommend as a safe daily amount (400 mg), this group of people has, over time, built up their caffeine tolerance and/or their livers process caffeine really well so it doesn't affect them adversely, however, the problem with these products is that they can inadvertently be consumed by people who are not in the targeted category.
This is not a Houston problem. It's not a Texas problem. It's a nationwide issue that built up over years and years.
Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen. ... Their faith is their passport.
The development of nuclear power platforms is a burgeoning trend, the exact number of plants to be built by the company depends on the market demand.
Since Reed started to delegate management to us, Greg and I have built a strong operating model based on our shared values and like-minded approach to growth, i am so excited to start this new chapter with Greg as co-CEO.
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