n. 25B6; verb
a supermarket had been built : CONSTRUCT, erect, put up, assemble.
they were building a snowman : MAKE, construct, form, create, fashion, model, shape.
they are building a business strategy : ESTABLISH, found, set up, institute, inaugurate, initiate.
25B6; noun a man of slim build : PHYSIQUE, frame, body, figure, form, shape, stature, proportions; informal vital statistics.
25A0; build something in/into INCORPORATE IN/INTO, include in, absorb into, subsume into, assimilate into.
25A0; build on EXPAND ON, enlarge on, develop, elaborate, flesh out, embellish, amplify; refine, improve, perfect.
25A0; build up INCREASE, grow, mount up, intensify, escalate; strengthen.
25A0; build something up
he built up a huge business : ESTABLISH, set up, found, institute, start, create; develop, expand, enlarge.
he built up his stamina : BOOST, strengthen, increase, improve, augment, raise, enhance, swell; informal beef up.
I have built up a collection of prints : ACCUMULATE, amass, collect, gather; stockpile, hoard.