edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"bowling alley - a building that contains several alleys for bowling center, centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" chapterhouse - a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter clubhouse, club - a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone nook, corner - an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room" cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls cornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies courtyard, court - a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" elevator, lift - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building feedlot - a building where livestock are fattened for market firetrap - a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire storey, floor, story, level - structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" foundation stone - a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building glasshouse, greenhouse, nursery - a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions hall - a large building for meetings or entertainment hall - a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning" Hall of Fame - a building containing trophies honoring famous people hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house" Independence Hall - the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed |