custom-build

[ kuhs-tuhm-bild ]

/ ˈkʌs təmˈbɪld /

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to build to individual order: The company will custom-build a kitchen cabinet to your specifications.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

First recorded in 1955–60

Through his company, consumers will be able to cheaply make custom DNA strands, including what Heinz calls “creatures.”
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those are saguaro cactuses…the big ones…birds make holes in them and build their nests inside.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He could build studios and he understood technology,” Jackson told The Daily Beast.
Alleged Cop Killer’s Blood-Soaked Screenplay|M.L. Nestel|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The narrator is suggesting that they build a snowman that looks like a minister.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When his lordship retired early, as was his custom, the other men adjourned once more to the billiard-room.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When Cortez made conquest of Mexico in 1519 smoking seemed to be a common as well as an ancient custom among the natives.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
But for the most part even industry and endowment were powerless against the inertia of custom and the dead-weight of environment.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It has long been the custom for advertisers in the continental journals to typify their wares.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various