Usually means: Substances used for construction purposes.
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  2. building-material: Wordnik
  3. building material: Wiktionary
  4. building material: Dictionary.com
  5. Building material: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. building material: Rhymezone
  7. building material: FreeDictionary.org
  8. building material: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. building material: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Any material which is used for construction purposes.

Similar:
timber, brick, walling, hardcore, bungaroosh, bedding, stuff, screed, staple, ballast, more...

Opposite:
deconstruction, demolition, destruction, dismantling

Types:
brick, concrete, wood, stone, steel, glass, adobe, rammed earth, thatch, more...

Phrases:
China National Building Material, compact sheets of building material, sheet building material, old building material, more...

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Similar:
timber, brick, walling, hardcore, bungaroosh, bedding, stuff, screed, staple, ballast, more...

Opposite:
deconstruction, demolition, destruction, dismantling

Types:
brick, concrete, wood, stone, steel, glass, adobe, rammed earth, thatch, more...

Phrases:
China National Building Material, compact sheets of building material, sheet building material, old building material, more...



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