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darken someone's doorTo arrive at the entrance of someone's residence or of another building associated with that person, especially as an unwelcome visitor.Rate it:

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buzz upTo allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.Rate it:

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close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.Rate it:

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close upTo shut a building or a business for a period of time.Rate it:

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go outTo leave, especially a building.Rate it:

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haunted houseA Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.Rate it:

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pop outTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.Rate it:

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semi detached housetype of buildingRate it:

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break new groundTo begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.Rate it:

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look roundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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a house is not a homeA home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.Rate it:

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aedificatorem esse (Nep. Att. 13. 1)to be fond of building.Rate it:

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ancient historyA period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.Rate it:

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brick and mortarBuildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]Rate it:

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developmentsA group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.Rate it:

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domum aedificandam locare, conducereto give, undertake a contract for building a house.Rate it:

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dwarf standing on the shoulders of giantsA person who discovers by building on previous discoveries.Rate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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exstruere aedificium, monumentumto erect a building, a monument.Rate it:

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fire drillAn organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.Rate it:

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get some airTo invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.Rate it:

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gut a buildingRemove, demolish, strip, rip-out. Tear-up, disconnect, eradicate.Rate it:

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historical landmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.Rate it:

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Holy of HoliesThe most sacred place within a sacred building.Rate it:

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imperium orbis terrarum terminis definiturthe empire reaches to the ends of the world.Rate it:

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le feu détruisit le bâtiment de fond en combleThe fire completely gutted the building.Rate it:

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look aroundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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luminibus alicuius obstruere, officereto obstruct a person's view, shut out his light by building.Rate it:

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opus locareto contract for the building of something.Rate it:

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redimere, conducere porticum aedificandam (Div. 2. 21. 47)to undertake a contract for building a portico.Rate it:

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seal offto physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing human passageRate it:

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top outTo complete the construction of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" course.Rate it:

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tower blockhigh-rise buildingRate it:

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under constructionA building or road may be being built or repaired and labeled as “under construction”Rate it:

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urban fabricThe physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes; while excluding without prejudice to this useful term, environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.Rate it:

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whistle walkThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.Rate it:

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whole shebangA building or house and everything in it.Rate it:

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young TurkFrom the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.Rate it:

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