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build
Verb
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If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things.
I built the house with wood and stone.
When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower.
It's not easy to find the people who build bombs.
We drove down the newly built roads.
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If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better.
This is a new idea that others can build upon.
This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements.
Baseball players drink milk to build muscles.
The school is building a reputation for good teaching.
build
Noun
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Your build is the shape of your body.
He was a man of medium build with short hair.
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A build is a version of a computer program.
I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.
volume
Noun
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The volume of sound or music is how loud it is.
Teens listening to their MP3 players at high volume can damage their hearing.
Hey! Turn down the volume. It's too loud.
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The volume of something is the amount of it.
The traffic volume on Ontario highways jumped 12% last year.
The story usually experiences a high customer volume around Christmas.
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The volume of a material or a container is the amount of space it takes.
The volume of water of a typical shower is about 43 litres.
Use of newer cars can reduce the volume of COsubmath2/math/sub produced.
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A volume is a book, magazine, or other printed material, usually part of a series.
He has published a second volume of autobiography, in which he deals with his years as a student.
The research can be found in the most recent volume of The Canadian Journal of Language and Linguistics.