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Dome :: Dome (n.) A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in poetry.

Synagogue :: Synagogue (n.) The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.

Arch Brick :: Arch brick () A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.

Basement :: Basement (a.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively..

Bargecourse :: Bargecourse (n.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable..

Flat :: Flat (n.) A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself..

Factory :: Factory (n.) A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory..

Construction :: Construction (n.) The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

Outbuilding :: Outbuilding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outbuil.

Auditorium :: Auditorium (n.) The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience..

Area :: Area (n.) The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building..

Sign :: Sign (n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice..

Gymnasium :: Gymnasium (n.) A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.

Planching :: Planching (n.) The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards or planks..

Frieze :: Frieze (n.) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See Illust. of Column..

Manufactory :: Manufactory (n.) A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.

Teak :: Teak (n.) A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree..

Premise :: Premise (n.) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises..

Peristyle :: Peristyle (n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade..

Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (n.) A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.

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