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Enclosed structure
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and often windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory
Building
This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors
List_of_tallest_buildings
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed
Empire_State_Building
Protected historic structure in the United Kingdom
Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historical interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on
Listed_building
1933 Mickey Mouse cartoon
Building a Building is a 1933 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. A remake of the 1928 Oswald
Building_a_Building
Administrative headquarters of the West Bengal Government
Nabanna (Bengali: নবান্ন) is a building in the city of Howrah (neighborhood of Kolkata) in Howrah district. Nabanna is the former State Secretariat of
Nabanna_(building)
a list of the largest office buildings in the world, ranked by total floor area in square meters (m2). Office buildings included in this list are structures
List of largest office buildings
List_of_largest_office_buildings
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Flatiron Building (originally the Fuller Building) is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the
Flatiron_Building
Mathematical structure
In mathematics, a building (also Tits building, named after Jacques Tits) is a combinatorial and geometric structure which simultaneously generalizes certain
Building_(mathematics)
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Chrysler Building is a 1,046-foot-tall (319 m), Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. Located
Chrysler_Building
Material which is used for construction purposes
Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves, have
Building_material
Skyscraper mansion in Mumbai, India
special bench of the court. The building was named after the mythical Spanish phantom island of Antillia. The building was designed by the American architecture
Antilia_(building)
Constructing national identity using state power
Nation-building is the process of constructing or structuring a national identity through the utilization of state power. The objective of nation-building is
Nation-building
Buildings around the world listed by usable space (volume), footprint (area), and floor space (area) comprise single structures that are suitable for
List_of_largest_buildings
Building in West Bengal, India
The Writers' Building or Mahakaran is the secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata. The 150-metre long building covers the
Writers'_Building
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The MetLife Building (also 200 Park Avenue and formerly the Pan Am Building) is a skyscraper at Park Avenue and 45th Street, north of Grand Central Terminal
MetLife_Building
Seat of the federal parliament of Germany
ˈraɪxstɑːɡ/; German: [ˈraɪçsˌtaːk] ) is a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin that is the seat of the German Bundestag
Reichstag_building
American television series (2021–present)
Only Murders in the Building (abbreviated to OMITB) is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The
Only_Murders_in_the_Building
American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world. New York City and Chicago have been the centers of American skyscraper building. The
List of tallest buildings in the United States
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States
Government office building in London, England
The SIS Building, also called the MI6 Building, at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as Military
SIS_Building
Construction standards for buildings
building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings
Building_code
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall (241 m) residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan
Woolworth_Building
Headquarters of the FSB in Moscow, Russia
Lubyanka (Russian: Лубянка, IPA: [lʊˈbʲankə]) is the popular name for the building which contains the headquarters of the FSB on Lubyanka Square in the Meshchansky
Lubyanka_Building
stands as the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest building in the world. The city
List of tallest buildings in New York City
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_New_York_City
Seat of the National Assembly of Hungary
The Hungarian Parliament Building (Hungarian: Országház [ˈorsaːkhaːz], lit. 'House of the Country' or 'House of the Nation'), also known as the Parliament
Hungarian_Parliament_Building
Administrative complex in Pasay, Metro Manila
The GSIS Building is the headquarters of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the corporation that handles social security of the employees
GSIS_Building
Office building in Manhattan, New York
The Brill Building is an office building at 1619 Broadway on 49th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, just north of Times Square and farther
Brill_Building
Building management (in the UK) is a discipline that comes under the umbrella of facility management. Hard services usually relate to physical, structural
Building_management
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense
Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As a symbol
The_Pentagon
Building in Manhattan, New York (1897–1969)
The Singer Building (also known as the Singer Tower) was an office building and early skyscraper at the northwestern corner of Liberty Street and Broadway
Singer_Building
This list of tallest buildings in Colombia ranks skyscrapers in Colombia by height. This lists ranks Colombia skyscrapers that stand at least 150 metres
List of tallest buildings in Colombia
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Colombia
Construction tactic to conceal infrastructure in residential areas
fake building (also known as a fake house, false-front house, fake façade, or transformer house in specific situations) is a government building, structure
Fake_building
Building by Richard Rogers in London
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former
Lloyd's_building
Tallest building in Australia
world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011. It is the tallest building in Australia, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere
Q1_(building)
Area of land used to produce food and crops
smallholdings, and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times, the term has been extended to include
Farm
Structure with height greater than width
are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures. Towers are specifically distinguished from buildings in that they are built not to
Tower
scale. Wall mosaics with gold background became standard for the grandest buildings, with frescos a cheaper alternative. The richest interiors were finished
Byzantine_architecture
Branch of automation
Building automation systems (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized
Building_automation
Building housing the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament
The Senedd building (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈsɛnɛð]), in Cardiff, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament;
Senedd_building
Irreducible parts of a load-bearing structural system
different kinds (e.g., beam or column). Structural building components are specialized structural building products designed, engineered and manufactured
Structural_element
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up building block in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Building block or building blocks may refer to: Building block (chemistry), a term in chemistry
Building_block
Historic office building in Los Angeles
Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Built in 1893, the five-story office building is best
Bradbury_Building
20th-century architectural and art style
objects, including clothing, fashion, and jewelry. Art Deco has influenced buildings from skyscrapers to cinemas, bridges, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks
Art_Deco
Topics referred to by the same term
Main Building is a common name for a building on some university and college campuses serving as home to administrative offices, such as president or provost
Main_Building
Efforts to increase the number of high-quality links pointing to a website
In the field of search engine optimization (SEO), link building describes actions aimed at increasing the number and quality of inbound links to a webpage
Link_building
tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. The tower has stood as both the tallest building in
List of tallest buildings in Dubai
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dubai
Buildings or land intended to generate a profit
estate (buildings or land) intended to generate a profit, either from capital gains or rental income. Commercial property includes office buildings, medical
Commercial_property
Residential tower in London
residential buildings. On completion in 2018, 343 one- and two-bedroom apartments were made available for rent to private tenants. The building features
Highpoint_(building)
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Solow Building, also known as 9 West 57th Street, is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Completed in 1974 and designed
Solow_Building
Building performance is an attribute of a building that expresses how well that building carries out its functions. It may also relate to the performance
Building_performance
Term for activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams
Team building is a collective term for various interventions that improve team effectiveness and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative
Team_building
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Seagram Building is a skyscraper at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd streets, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York
Seagram_Building
Step-like recession in a wall
step-like form of a wall or other building frontage, also termed a recession or recessed story. Step-backs lower the building's center of mass, making it more
Setback_(architecture)
Ancient concert hall for performances and competitions
lit. 'singing place'; Latin: ōdēum) is a type of ancient Greek and Roman building used for musical activities such as singing, musical shows, and poetry
Odeon_(building)
Prefabricated building or house that consists of repeated sections
A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the
Modular_building
Seat of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium
The Berlaymont building, or simply the Berlaymont (French pronunciation: [bɛʁlɛmɔ̃]), is an office building in Brussels, Belgium, which houses the headquarters
Berlaymont_building
Topics referred to by the same term
World Building can refer to: New York World Building, the tallest building in New York City from 1890 to 1894 Sun Tower, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
World_Building
British mutual financial institution
Nationwide Building Society is a British mutual financial institution and the largest building society in the world. As of 2024, it serves over 16 million
Nationwide_Building_Society
Type of residential building
and condominiums or one above the other like apartments. By contrast, a building comprising two attached units on two distinct properties is typically considered
Duplex_(building)
Process of constructing an imaginary world
and the sewage got out... World building from the bottom up, to use a happy phrase, is more fruitful than world building from top-down." This approach provides
Worldbuilding
Topics referred to by the same term
In the United States, Chase Building may refer to: Chase Center, San Francisco, California Chase Center (Dallas), Texas (now Comerica Bank Tower) Chase
Chase_Building
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
30 Rockefeller Plaza (officially the Comcast Building; formerly RCA Building and GE Building) is a skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller
30_Rockefeller_Plaza
Three separate historic buildings councils were created by the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, one for each of England, Scotland, and
Historic_buildings_council
Symptoms of illness attributed to a building
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a condition in which people develop symptoms of illness or become infected with chronic disease from the building in which
Sick_building_syndrome
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
and metamorphism can all be parts of the orogenic process of mountain building. The formation of mountains is not necessarily related to the geological
Mountain_formation
Place of worship for Christians
A church is a building used for Christian worship services and Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded
Church_(building)
Seat of the Parliament of Romania
administrative building being the yet larger US Pentagon (cf. List of largest buildings). The Independent described it as the third best building in the world
Palace_of_the_Parliament
Topics referred to by the same term
William Gates Building might refer to several structures named after Bill Gates, other members of the Gates family, or his former wife, Melinda French
William_Gates_Building
Brand of leisure centre
Xscape is a brand name for buildings developed by X-Leisure, now part of Landsec in England. Typically they contain a real snow indoor ski slope, leisure
Xscape_(building)
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
56 Leonard Street (known colloquially as the Jenga Building or Jenga Tower) is an 821 ft-tall (250 m), 57-story skyscraper on Leonard Street in the neighborhood
56_Leonard_Street
Densely populated housing development
units for residential inhabitants are contained within one building or several buildings within one complex. Units can be next to each other (side-by-side
Multifamily_residential
tallest building in the world, as of 2026,[update] is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The title of "world's tallest building" has been
History of the world's tallest buildings
History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
Art Exhibition pavilion in Vienna, Austria
The Secession Building (German: Secessionsgebäude) is a contemporary art exhibition hall in Vienna, Austria. It was completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich
Secession_Building
Topics referred to by the same term
Secretariat Building may refer to: Secretariat Building, Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Secretariat Building, Chandigarh in India Secretariat Building, New
Secretariat_Building
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York, US
33 Thomas Street (also known as the AT&T Long Lines Building) is a 550-foot-tall (170 m) windowless skyscraper in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan
33_Thomas_Street
Form of ownership of real property
condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately
Condominium
Federal Reserve building in Washington
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System. It
Eccles_Building
Unicameral legislature of Israel
maintains authority in its current composition. The Knesset meets in its building in Givat Ram, Jerusalem. Members of the Knesset are elected nationwide
Knesset
Topics referred to by the same term
Marquette Building may refer to: Marquette Building (Chicago), completed in 1895 Marquette Building (Detroit), built in 1905 Marquette Building (St. Louis)
Marquette_Building
largest skyline in California and the West Coast, with over 800 high-rise buildings. Despite being the country's second largest city, Los Angeles ranks fifth
List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Los_Angeles
Ancient Roman apartment buildings
a kind of apartment building, or a city block. This article deals with the former definition, that of a type of apartment building. Insulae housed most
Insula_(building)
Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
institution in the United States. It is the sixth-tallest building in New York and the 35th-tallest building in the world. Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners
270 Park Avenue (2025–present)
270_Park_Avenue_(2025–present)
Topics referred to by the same term
McGraw–Hill Building may refer to: 330 West 42nd Street, a landmark building in Manhattan, New York City, built in 1930 1221 Avenue of the Americas, in
McGraw–Hill_Building
Skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres (8.9 ha) between 48th Street and 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood
Rockefeller_Center
Topics referred to by the same term
Studio Building may refer to: Studio Building (Berkeley, California) Studio Building (Boston, Massachusetts) Studio Building (66th Street, Manhattan)
Studio_Building
Historic structure at Los Angeles International Airport, California, U.S.
The Theme Building is a structure at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), considered an architectural example of the Space Age design style. Influenced
Theme_Building
Famed high-rise in Detroit, Michigan, USA
The Michigan Building is an office building and the former Michigan Theater in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was constructed in 1925 and stands at 13
Michigan_Building
This is a list of oldest extant buildings. A building is defined as any human-made structure used or interface for supporting or sheltering any use or
List of oldest extant buildings
List_of_oldest_extant_buildings
South African bank
NBS (previously known as Natal Building Society) was one of the largest Independent banks in South Africa before it went through a series of mergers starting
Natal_Building_Society
Skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The PSFS Building, also known as the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building, the first International
PSFS_Building
Skyscraper in Detroit
Michigan. It consists of three buildings: the Walker Cisler Building, General Office Building, and the Service Building. Named for DTE's chairman at the
DTE_Energy_Headquarters
Ministerial department of the UK Government
Cabinet decisions. The main building of the Cabinet Office is at 70 Whitehall, adjacent to Downing Street. The building connects three historically distinct
Cabinet_Office
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Helmsley Building is a 35-story skyscraper at 230 Park Avenue between East 45th and 46th Streets, just north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown
Helmsley_Building
Structure designed to house functions performed by a military unit
A military building is any structure designed to house functions performed by a military unit. General types include: Administrative Facilities Ammunition
Military_building
Prefabricated steel hut
the building had to be economical in its use of materials, especially considering wartime shortages of building material. Second, the building had to
Nissen_hut
Construction material of damp subsoil
It is an ancient method that has been revived recently as a sustainable building method. Pisé also refers to a material for sculptures, usually small and
Rammed_earth
Demolished structure in Swansea, Wales
/ 51.620°N 3.938°W / 51.620; -3.938 The Weaver building was a flour mill and corn storage building which stood alongside the half-tide basin of the
Weaver_building
Home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh
Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999
Scottish_Parliament_Building
Card game where each player creates a deck for their use
A deck-building game is a card game or board game where construction of a deck of cards is a main element of gameplay. Deck-building games are similar
Deck-building_game
Office building in Chicago, Illinois
The Monadnock Building (historically the Monadnock Block; pronounced /məˈnædnɒk/ mə-NAD-nok) is a 16-story skyscraper located at 53 West Jackson Boulevard
Monadnock_Building
BUILDING
BUILDING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places in Cheshire. It is possible that the name originally denoted a building where village assemblies were held, named in Old English as ‘meeting-house’, from (ge)mÅt ‘meeting’ + ærn ‘house’, ‘hall’. Other possibilities are that the name derives from Old English (ge)mÅt-rÅ«m ‘meeting space’, or (ge)mÅt-treum ‘assembly trees’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Possibly topographic, from Old English scÄ“ad ‘boundary’ + bÅþl ‘building’, ‘dwelling house’, ‘hall’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wattler, Middle English watelere, i.e. someone who made the panels of interwoven twigs that were used to fill the spaces between the structural timbers of a timber frame building. See also Dauber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire named Colwick, probably from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + wīc ‘building’.
Surname or Lastname
English (southwestern)
English (southwestern) : from Middle English hous ‘house’ (Old English hūs). In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses, and in most cases this name probably indicates someone who had some connection with the largest and most important building in a settlement, either a religious house or simply the local manor house. In some cases it may be a status name for a householder, someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant, but more often it is an occupational name for a servant who worked in such a house, in particular a steward who managed one.English : respelling of Howes.Translation of German Haus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : most probably a habitational name from Colwich in Staffordshire, named from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + wīc ‘building’. Derivation from the word denoting an educational institution is less likely, but see Coolidge.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : metonymic occupational name for a plasterer, from Middle English, Middle Low German plaster (from Latin emplastrum ‘(wound) plaster’ (originally a paste), from Greek emplastron, a derivative of emplassein ‘to shape or form’; the term was carried over into building terminology to mean ‘bonding agent’).English : habitational name from any of various places called Plaistow (in East London, Derbyshire, Sussex, and elsewhere), from Old English plegestÅw ‘place where people gather for sport or play’. This can also be a variant of Plaisted (through interchangeable use of the Old English elements stÅw and stede, both meaning ‘place’, in earlier times).German and Ashkenazic Jewish (Pflaster) : from Middle High German pflaster (German Pflaster, from Latin plastrum) ‘street pavement’, ‘pavement’, cognate with 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Norfolk, North Yorkshire, and East Yorkshire. The two villages of this name in Norfolk are recorded in Domesday Book as Ristuna, and are from Old English hrÄ«s ‘brushwood’ + tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; Ruston Parva in East Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Roreston, is named from the genitive case of the Old Norse byname Hrór meaning ‘vigorous’ + Old English tÅ«n. Ruston in North Yorkshire is Rostune in Domesday Book, apparently from Old English hrÅst ‘roost’, ‘roof’ + tÅ«n, referring to a building with an unusual roof.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Maud (see Mould).English : from the Old English personal name MÅd(a), a short form of the various compound names containing the element mÅd ‘spirit’, ‘mind’, ‘courage’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a particularly muddy area, from Middle English mud(de) ‘mud’, perhaps also a metonymic occupational name for a dauber (one who constructed buildings of wattle and daub).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named from Old English scypen, scipen ‘cattleshed’, such as Shippen in West Yorkshire and Shippon in Berkshire, or a topographic name derived directly from the vocabulary word. In some cases it may originally have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name for a cowman, who in medieval times would often have lived in the same building as his animals.Born in Methley, Yorkshire, England, in 1639, Edward Shippen emigrated to Boston, MA, in 1668. He joined the Society of Friends and moved his family and business to Philadelphia in about 1694 to avoid religious persecution, eventually becoming mayor of Philadelphia, where his sons and grandsons continued to be prominent.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Newark in Cambridgeshire or Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, both named from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + weorc ‘fortification’, ‘building’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren, possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building’, ‘dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart.French : from the personal name Chard, a short form of Richard;French : habitational name for someone from Chard in the department of Creuse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for someone who worked at a ‘church house’ (Middle English chirche + h(o)us), a building, usually adjoining the church, which served as a parish room.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places bearing this name, for example in Essex (Haltesteda in Domesday Book), Kent, and Leicestershire, all of which are probably named from Old English h(e)ald ‘refuge’, ‘shelter’ + stede ‘site’, or possibly Hawstead in Suffolk, which has the same origin. However, the name is now most frequent in Lancashire and Yorkshire, where it is from High Halstead in Burnley, named as the ‘site of a hall’, from Old English h(e)all ‘hall’ + stede ‘place’.English : occupational name for someone employed at ‘the hall buildings’, Middle English hallested, an ostler or cowhand, for instance.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a newly constructed dwelling, from Middle English newe ‘new’ + bold ‘building’. There are several places (in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire) named with the same elements in Old English (nēowe + bold), and the surname may also be derived from any or all of them.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Himan was the name of one of the famous slaves that had a hand in building the tomb of queen Venika
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a bellicose person, from Middle English cock ‘to fight’, ‘to wrangle’ (a derivative of Old English cocc ‘cock’).English : occupational name for someone who was skilled in building haystacks, from Middle English cock ‘heap of hay’ (of Old Norse origin, or from an Old English cocc ‘mound’, ‘hill’).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kocher.
Surname or Lastname
Irish and English
Irish and English : habitational name from Clare in Suffolk (probably named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright’, ‘gentle’, or ‘warm’). One of the first Normans in Ireland (1170–72) was Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, better known as ‘Strongbow’, who took his surname from his estate in Suffolk.English : habitational name from Clare in Oxfordshire, named with Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’ + Åra ‘slope’.English : from the Middle English, Old French female personal name Cla(i)re (Latin Clara, from clarus ‘famous’), which achieved some popularity, greater on the Continent than in England, through the fame of St. Clare of Assisi. See also Sinclair.English : occupational name for a worker in clay, for example someone expert in building in wattle and daub, from Middle English clayere, an agent derivative of Old English clÇ£g ‘clay’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.South German : topographic name for someone who lived at the upper end of a village on a hill, from Middle High German ober, obar ‘above’. In other cases, it may have denoted someone who lived on an upper floor of a building with two or more floors.North German : topographic for someone who lived on the bank of a river or stream name, standardized from Middle Low German over ‘river bank’.Possibly a shortened form of any of various German compound names formed with Ober- (see entries below).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from German Ober ‘senior’, ‘chief’. In some cases it can denote a rabbi; in others it is ornamental.A 17th-century American bearer of this name, Richard Ober (1641–1715/16), emigrated from Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, to the Salem colony and settled in Mackerel Cove, MA, later Beverly. His descendant Frederick Albion Ober, who was born in Beverly, MA, in 1849, was an ornithologist who discovered 22 new species of birds in the Lesser Antilles, the flycatcher Myiarchus oberi, and oriole Icterus oberi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
BUILDING
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Fear.
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Indian
Endless Growth; Increasing Power; Lion; Light
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Chinese, English
Roof Slater
Boy/Male
Hindu
Same as Navendu
Biblical
same as Labana
Boy/Male
Muslim
Getter
Boy/Male
Gaelic American
Valley.
Girl/Female
Norse
Daughter of Volsung.
Girl/Female
German, Greek
A Gift; Blond; Golden
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Quiet River Farm
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v. t.
To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.
n.
That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support, introduced beneath a wall already constructed.
n.
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.
n.
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
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An old term for a vertical section of a building; -- called also sciagraphy. See Vertical section, under Section.
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A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
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The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building.
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A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
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A West African anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla and chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees. Called also tscheigo, tschiego, nschego, nscheigo.
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A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
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Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
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A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
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A building used as a school of gymnastics.
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Materials for building scaffolds.
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One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
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A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.
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An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences or thoughts.
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A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
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The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points.
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The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.