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building vs mortuary

mortuary vs building

building and mortuary both are nouns.

building is not an adjective while mortuary is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
building Yes No No No
mortuary Yes Yes No No
As nouns, mortuary is a hyponym of building; that is, mortuary 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
  • mortuary: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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, library, health facility, healthcare facility, medical building, ministry, dead room, morgue, 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) mortuary (noun)
the act of constructing something a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
the occupants of a building
building (adjective) mortuary (adjective)
of or relating to a funeral
of or relating to or characteristic of death
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