Defenition of the word edifice

Defenition of the word edifice
- A building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance.
- 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"
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Synonyms for the word edifice

- building
- construction
- house
- shop
- structure

Similar words in the edifice

- edifice
- edifice's
- edifices

Meronymys for the word edifice

- annex
- annexe
- antechamber
- anteroom
- corner
- cornerstone
- court
- courtyard
- cullis
- elevator
- entrance hall
- extension
- exterior door
- floor
- foundation stone
- foyer
- frame
- hall
- heat
- heating
- heating plant
- heating system
- interior door
- level
- lift
- lobby
- nook
- outside door
- quoin
- roof
- room
- scantling
- shaft
- skeleton
- staircase
- stairs
- stairway
- steps
- storey
- story
- stud
- underframe
- vestibule
- wall
- window
- wing

Hyponyms for the word edifice

- abattoir
- apartment building
- apartment house
- architecture
- aviary
- bagnio
- bathhouse
- bathing machine
- bawdyhouse
- bird sanctuary
- bordello
- bowling alley
- brothel
- butchery
- casino-hotel
- cathouse
- center
- centre
- chapterhouse
- club
- clubhouse
- dead room
- dorm
- dormitory
- eatery
- eating house
- eating place
- farm building
- feedlot
- firetrap
- gambling den
- gambling hell
- gambling house
- gaming house
- gazebo
- glasshouse
- government building
- greenhouse
- hall
- Hall of Fame
- health facility
- healthcare facility
- hotel
- hotel-casino
- house
- house of God
- house of ill repute
- house of prayer
- house of prostitution
- house of worship
- Houses of Parliament
- Independence Hall
- library
- medical building
- ministry
- morgue
- mortuary
- nursery
- observatory
- office block
- office building
- opium den
- outbuilding
- packinghouse
- place of worship
- planetarium
- presbytery
- residence hall
- rest house
- restaurant
- rink
- Roman building
- rotunda
- ruin
- school
- schoolhouse
- shambles
- shooting gallery
- signal box
- signal tower
- skating rink
- skyscraper
- slaughterhouse
- sporting house
- student residence
- student union
- summerhouse
- tap house
- tavern
- telco building
- telecom hotel
- temple
- theater
- theatre
- volary
- whorehouse

Hypernyms for the word edifice

- construction
- structure

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Words in other languages

English: Hello
Russian: Привет
France: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Dautch: Guten Aben