built

[ bilt ]

/ bɪlt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of build.

adjective

Informal.

of sound or sturdy construction: These cars are really built.
having a good physique or figure: That lifeguard is really built!

Nautical. noting any member or part of a vessel assembled from pieces: built frame; built spar.

Words nearby built

building paper, building permit, building society, building trades, buildup, built, built cane, built-in, built-in obsolescence, built-up, built-up mast

OTHER WORDS FROM built

well-built, adjective

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Examples from the Web for well-built

The short-skirted purple uniform looks charming on the well-built girl with the large, sad, blue eyes.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To do him justice he was a well-built lad, and those who had seen him out on the river knew he could pull a good oar.
The Eight-Oared Victors|Lester Chadwick
Miss Emmeline Figgins was a well-built, capable-looking young lady of seventeen.
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
This street is handsome and well-built, and contains several large and important houses or mansions.
Addresses & Papers / Collectanea|Peter Eade

As a general rule, a large number of rings may be considered a distinguishing feature of a well-built engine.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
These vases are strongly recommended to those who cannot afford a well-built tank.
The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet|Shirley Hibberd

British Dictionary definitions for well-built (1 of 2)

well-built

adjective (well built when postpositive)

large or amplea well-built lady

having a good, strong constructionwell-built houses

British Dictionary definitions for well-built (2 of 2)

built

/ (bɪlt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of build

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Idioms and Phrases with well-built

built

see made (built) to order; not built that way; Rome wasn't built in a day. Also see under build.

built

verb

adjective

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Words nearby built

OTHER WORDS FROM built

Examples from the Web for well-built

British Dictionary definitions for well-built (1 of 2)

adjective (well built when postpositive)

British Dictionary definitions for well-built (2 of 2)

verb

Idioms and Phrases with well-built