painting vs building

painting and building both are nouns.

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

painting (noun)	building (noun)
creating a picture with paints	the act of constructing something
the occupation of a house painter	the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
the act of applying paint to a surface	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface	the occupants of a building