Definitions for built
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Built

   of Build

2. Builtnoun

   shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship

3. 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 TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'built' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #776

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'built' in Written Corpus Frequency: #942

How to pronounce built?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say built in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of built in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of built in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of built in a Sentence

1. Bryan Rust:

   We’re a team that’s built on resilience, and that shows its face in many forms, i think our guys do a really good job of focusing on playing hard hockey and just trying to do the right things.

2. David Blight:

   That is standard Lost Cause ideology circa 1890 to 1910, this man, that language right there, is the standard defense of The Lost Cause built over the period of decades as an ideology explaining confederate defeat, but also as a racial ideology.

3. Ofer Raz-Dror:

   We built the tender so it might not cost anything to the companies.

4. Joe Manchin:

   The senator has been successful because of his personal brand and the trust he’s built with voters over four decades, not being of the party label next to his name. I don’t think Sen. Sinema’s announcement today changes anything about Manchin’s thinking heading into 2024, when both senators are up for re-election.

5. President Donald Trump:

   We... have a large team working on what the next steps will be once the medical community gives a region the OK. Meaning the OK to get going, to get back, let's go to work, our country wasn't built to be shut down. This is not a country that was built for this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=built
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=built
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/built
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=built