building vs house

house vs building

building and house both are nouns.

building is not a verb while house is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
building	Yes	No	No	No
house	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, house is a hyponym of building; that is, house is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than building:

building: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
house: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

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

building (noun)	house (noun)
the act of constructing something	play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones	a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place	a building in which something is sheltered or located
the occupants of a building	a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
	aristocratic family line
	the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
	an official assembly having legislative powers
	the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
	the members of a religious community living together
	a social unit living together
	the management of a gambling house or casino
	(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

building (verb)	house (verb)
	provide someone with accomodation
	contain or cover

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