Index of English words, starting with "bu"

(1) - Buhl (n.) Alt. of Buhlwork

(1) - Build (n.) Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
(2) - Build (v. i.) To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
(3) - Build (v. i.) To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
(4) - Build (v. t.) To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
(5) - Build (v. t.) To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
(6) - Build (v. t.) To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.

(1) - Builder (n.) One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.

(1) - Building (n.) That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
(2) - Building (n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
(3) - Building (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
(4) - Building (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build

(1) - Built (a.) Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.
(2) - Built (n.) Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship.
(3) - Built (imp. & p. p.) of Build