building vs signal box

signal box vs building

building and signal box both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
building	Yes	No	No	No
signal box	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, signal box is a hyponym of building; that is, signal box 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
signal box: a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains

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, 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 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)	signal box (noun)
the act of constructing something	a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains
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

Difference between building and signal box

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