building vs library

library vs building

building and library both are nouns.

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

As nouns, library is a hyponym of building; that is, library 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
library: a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

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, house, house, 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, house, theater, theatre, bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse.

building (noun)	library (noun)
the act of constructing something	a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones	a room where books are kept
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place	a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
the occupants of a building	a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
	(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use

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