Hyphenation of building

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word building? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

build-ing

Definitions of building:

1.	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place There was a three-story building on the corner It was an imposing edifice
2.	The act of constructing something During the construction we had to take a detour His hobby was the building of boats
3.	The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones Their main business is home construction Workers in the building trades
4.	The occupants of a building The entire building complained about the noise

Synonyms of building:

noun	edifice, structure, construction
noun	construction, creating from raw materials
noun	construction, commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
noun	gathering, assemblage

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.