Noun
1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place;
"there was a three-story building on the corner""it was an imposing edifice"2. the act of constructing or building something;
"during the construction we had to take a detour""his hobby was the building of boats"3. the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;
"their main business is home construction""workers in the building trades"4. the occupants of a building;
"the entire building complained about the noise"