Definitions for buildings
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1. buildings

   A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings and other structures.

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1. buildings

   Plural form of the word building.

   The city has a variety of buildings, each amazing in architecture and beautiful in simple and defined ways.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 9, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'buildings' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1549

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'buildings' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2644

How to pronounce buildings?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say buildings in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of buildings in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of buildings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of buildings in a Sentence

1. Rob McCoy:

   Some of the major sign designers in Las Vegas were watching all of their beautiful works in danger because all of the hotels were being imploded and they were going to see their signs go away, we’re the only city in the world that implodes its buildings, but saves it signs.

2. Gregory Steven Gordon:

   You cannot, under the laws of war, attack sites such as hospitals, schools, religious buildings, however, the hospital as a building can lose its immunity if it's being used by the enemy for military attacks.

3. Matthew Friedell:

   In active or simulated combat environments, we don’t want Marines out there swinging hammers and holding plywood up, having a concrete printer that can make buildings on demand is a huge advantage for Marines operating down range.

4. Hannah Cloke:

   Red means you need to act now because there is an imminent danger to life, winds of 70 mph will uproot trees, which can block roads and crush cars or buildings. They can pick up roof tiles and hurl them around. If you're hit by one of those you will be seriously hurt or killed. Wind that strong will sweep people and vehicles off streets, and topple electricity lines.

5. Daniel Berlant:

   While crews have not had a chance to do a full damage assessment ... we know 100s of structures have been destroyed, this has been a very destructive fire. It has destroyed countless homes and other buildings.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buildings