/bɪld/
- transitiveTo form (something) by combining materials or parts.
“It was a bridge ybuilt in goodly wize, / With curious Corbes and pendants grauen faire, [...]”
“Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four g”
“A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.”
- transitiveTo develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
“The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you [...] "share the things”
- transitiveTo increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
“Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundati”
- transitiveTo establish a basis for (something).
- intransitiveTo form by combining materials or parts.
- intransitiveTo develop in magnitude or extent.
- transitiveTo construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- intransitiveTo be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
“This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?”
- countable, uncountableThe physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
“Rugby players are of sturdy build.”
“According to the prevailing adolescent criteria Roger was not good looking. He had no build and did not give off very assertive, let alone aggressive vibrations.”
“One of the most general underwriting factors is the build of the applicant. All the insurers include build as an underwriting factor although only 18 of the 22 submitted the actual build tables. Table”
- countableAny of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
“The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.”
- countableThe process or period of constructing a physical object.
“This new Lego set was a very nice build.”
- countable, slangA structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
“I made a build that looked like the Parthenon in that game.”
- countable, slangA configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
“I made a build centered around attack speed.”
“In fact, thousands of D&D players constantly debate the virtues of various character builds (combinations of race, class, feat, and spell choices) and share their efforts with each other in hundreds o”
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