build
Assemble from parts
Build means to construct or assemble something from parts or materials: build a house, build a fire, build a website.
The meaning extends to gradual development: build a career, build trust, build momentum.
As a noun, build describes someone's physical frame: a stocky build, an athletic build.
A build is also a particular version of software under development.
To build on something is to use it as a foundation for further progress.
Cause to exist
- makeTo bring into being
- craftSkilled manual art
- fabricateInvent or manufacture
- designPurposeful creative planning
prototype · invent · conceptualize · craftsmanship · handiwork · imagination · originate · masterpiece
Build systematically
- erectVertical in position
- assembleJoin parts together
- frameSupporting outer structure
- foundationUnderlying support structure
scaffold · structure · contractor · site · bricklaying · framing · blueprint · materials
Gather gradually
- amassCollect in quantity
- accrueIncrease by addition
- gatherBring or come together
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
compile · collect · aggregate · momentum · pressure · tension · crescendo · snowball
Contractile body tissue
bodybuilding · fitness · training · workout · protein · gains · definition · lean
Cause gradual growth
- growIncrease in size
- expandIncrease in size
- evolveChange gradually over time
- progressMovement toward improvement
improve · enhance · advance · refine · cultivate · nurture · strengthen · escalate
Cause gradual growth
- honeMake keener or better
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- masterAuthority or controller
proficiency · expertise · competence · experience · training · learn · acquire · sharpen
create
Cause to exist
design · prototype · invent · conceptualize · craftsmanship · handiwork · imagination · originate · masterpiece · artistry
construct
Build systematically
foundation · scaffold · structure · contractor · site · bricklaying · framing · blueprint · materials · lumber
accumulate
Gather gradually
stockpile · compile · collect · aggregate · momentum · pressure · tension · crescendo · snowball · compound
muscle
Contractile body tissue
tone · bodybuilding · fitness · training · workout · protein · gains · definition · lean · ripped
develop
Cause gradual growth
progress · improve · enhance · advance · refine · cultivate · nurture · strengthen · escalate · transform
develop
Cause gradual growth
master · proficiency · expertise · competence · experience · training · learn · acquire · sharpen · refine
builddismantle
Separate into parts
disassemble · take apart · demount · deconstruct · dismember
- build upGrow by increments
- building blocksBasic units for construction
- apartment buildingMulti-story residential structure
- building upIncreasing gradually
- built upIncreased through accumulation
- office buildingStructure for professional work
building, built, builder, rebuild, rebuilt, buildings, build up, buildup, builds