build
v.
construct, create; energize, increase intensity
n.
figure, body structure
Build
Build engine
The Build engine is a
first-person shooter engine created by
Ken Silverman for
3D Realms. Like
Doom, the Build engine represents its world on a
two-dimensional grid using closed 2D shapes called sectors, and uses simple flat objects called sprites to populate the world geometry with objects. It is generally considered to be a
2.5D engine as the basic world geometry is two-dimensional with an added height component as each sector may have a different ceiling and floor height, and the ceiling and floor may be angled along one line of the sector. The engine renders the world in a way that looks
three-dimensional. However the sizing for perspective only depends on the horizontal distance (most noticeable as the fact that wall vertices are always straight vertical lines on screen). This can cause noticeable distortion when looking up and down and so most Build games restrict this to a fairly limited range of angles.
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build
Noun
1. constitution of the human body
(synonym) physique, body-build, habitus
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) lankiness
2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Verb
1. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
(synonym) construct, make
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) customize, customise
(derivation) builder, constructor
2. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
(synonym) build up, work up, progress
(hypernym) develop
3. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
(synonym) establish
(hypernym) make, create
4. improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) builder, detergent builder
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
(hypernym) oversee, supervise, superintend, manage
(derivation) construction, building
6. give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
(hypernym) develop
7. be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
(hypernym) create
(verb-group) construct, make
(derivation) construction, building
(classification) architecture
8. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
(hypernym) establish, base, ground, found
9. bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
(synonym) build up, work up, ramp up
(hypernym) increase
(verb-group) build up, work up, progress
10. develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
(hypernym) intensify, deepen
(verb-group) build up, work up, progress
Build
(v. t.)
To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
(v. t.)
To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.
(v. t.)
To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
(v. i.)
To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
(v. i.)
To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
(n.)
Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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A castle in the air.
Meaning something is impossible to carry out. Said of illusions and visionary prospects.