Building vs. Butchery
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Difference Between Building and Butchery
Buildingnoun
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.Butcherynoun
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
Buildingnoun
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
My sister lives in that apartment building.Butcherynoun
(rare) An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
Buildingverb
present participle of build
Butcherynoun
The butchering of meat.
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Buildingnoun
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 cornerit was an imposing edificeButcherynoun
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —[http://moms.vocis.com/archives/2006/04/ blog.]Buildingnoun
the act of constructing or building something;
during the construction we had to take a detourhis hobby was the building of boatsButcherynoun
A meat market
Buildingnoun
the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;
their main business is home constructionworkers in the building tradesButcherynoun
(slang) The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of being a butch lesbian.
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Buildingnoun
the occupants of a building;
the entire building complained about the noiseButcherynoun
a building where animals are butchered
Butcherynoun
the business of a butcher
Butcherynoun
the savage and excessive killing of many people
