building

noun

1
the act of constructing something
during the construction we had to take a detour
his hobby was the building of boats
2
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
their main business is home construction
workers in the building trades
3
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
4
the occupants of a building
the entire building complained about the noise

Also useful for “building”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “building”