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  • 51structure — struc|ture1 [ strʌktʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count something large such as a building or a bridge that is built from different parts: The boulevard is lined with modern steel and glass structures. 2. ) count or uncount the way in which the parts of… …

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  • 52structure — [[t]strʌ̱ktʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ structures, structuring, structured 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N of n The structure of something is the way in which it is made, built, or organized. The typical family structure of Freud s patients involved two parents …

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  • 53building loan agreement — An agreement for a loan to be used in making payments to a contractor engaged in the construction of a building or other structure for the borrower, or to materialmen who furnish supplies for the construction of a building or other structure for… …

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  • 54building material — Material used in the construction of a building or other structure. In order to be lienable under the mechanics lien law, the material must be such, both as to quantity and quality, and of a kind, that would induce a careful, prudent, and skilful …

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  • 55structure — In the broad sense, any construction or piece of work composed of parts joined together in some definite manner; in a restricted sense, a building of any kind, particularly one of size. 20 Am J2d Cov § 194. Any form or arrangement of building or… …

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  • 56building */*/*/ — UK [ˈbɪldɪŋ] / US noun Word forms building : singular building plural buildings 1) [countable] a structure made of a strong material such as stone or wood that has a roof and walls, for example a house The church is the only ancient building in… …

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  • 57building — build|ing W1S1 [ˈbıldıŋ] n 1.) a structure such as a house, church, or factory, that has a roof and walls ▪ They need money to pay for new buildings. ▪ The offices are on the top two floors of the building. ▪ a farmhouse and other farm buildings… …

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  • 58structure — Synonyms and related words: Dymaxion house, IC analysis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, White House, action, adobe house, aesthetic form, anagnorisis, anatomy, angle, appositive, archetype, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrange,… …

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  • 59Structure gauge — The structure gauge, also called the minimum clearance outline, is the minimum height and width of tunnels and bridges as well as the minimum height and width of the doors that allow a rail siding access into a warehouse. In addition the term may …

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  • 60structure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. building, edifice, construction, fabrication; framework, makeup, arrangement, composition, anatomy, constitution. See form, architecture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Construction] Syn. arrangement,… …

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