a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or manufacturing.

anything built or constructed.

the act, business, or practice of constructing houses, office buildings, etc.

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architecture , construction , domicile , edifice , erection , fabric , framework , home , house , hut , pile , superstructure , structure , apartment , barn , casa , casino , castle , church , dwelling , factory , hotel , library , museum , palace , storehouse , temple , tenement , theater