built

built
built1 [ bılt ] adjective
1. ) used for describing the size and shape of someone's body:
She's built like a dancer, very tall and slim.
a powerfully built wrestler
a ) AMERICAN IMPOLITE used for describing a woman with large breasts
2. ) used for showing where a machine or structure was produced or made:
the Chinese-built railroad
an American-built fighter plane
=> JERRY-BUILT
built
built 2
the past tense and past participle of build1

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  • Built — Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate built, clipper built, etc. [1913 Webster] Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Built — (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • built-in — I. adjective Date: 1898 1. a. forming an integral part of a structure or object < a camera with a built in flash >; especially constructed as or in a recess in a wall < a built in bookshelf > b. built into the ground < a built in swimming pool > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Built — Build Build (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built} (b[i^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Building}. The regular imp. & p. p. {Builded} is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • built — adjective Date: 1618 formed as to physique or bodily contours < slimly built >; especially well or attractively formed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Built-in inflation — is an economic concept referring to a type of inflation that resulted from past events and persists in the present. It thus might be called hangover inflation. At any one time, built in inflation represents one of three major determinants of the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Built environment — The phrase built environment refers to the man made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large scale civic surroundings to the personal places.The term is also now widely used to describe the… …   Wikipedia

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