| abbey |
a religious place or building where monks or nuns live. |
| A/C |
abbreviation of "air conditioning," a system that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
| acoustic |
intended to modify or improve sound quality, as a building material. [1/3 definitions] |
| adobe |
a building material of clay mixed with straw that has been dried by the sun and made into bricks. [2 definitions] |
| air conditioner |
a device that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
| air conditioning |
a system that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
| air shaft |
a narrow vertical passage through which fresh air can reach an otherwise enclosed area such as the interior of a building; ventilating shaft. |
| air well |
a usu. central court that is enclosed by the exterior walls of a building and provides air and light. |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| annex |
a building added to an existing building. An annex may be attached to or separate from the main building. [1/3 definitions] |
| apartment |
one or more rooms that people live in and that are part of a building. |
| apartment building |
a building in which there are a number of individual apartments. |
| apartment house |
a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment building. |
| apse |
a projection at the end of a church or other building, usu. having a domed or arched roof. |
| apt. |
abbreviation of "apartment," a room or set of rooms used as living space by a single household and usu. located in a building containing a number of such rooms or sets of rooms. |
| aquarium |
A building where water animals and plants are kept and displayed. [1/2 definitions] |
| architecture |
the style or way of building. [1/2 definitions] |
| arcuation |
the use of arches in building. [1/3 definitions] |
| arena |
a building that has an arena. [1/3 definitions] |
| arsenal |
a building used for storing weapons and ammunition. |
| ashlar |
to face (a building) with ashlars. [1/3 definitions] |