Suite vs. Building

Suitenoun

A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage

‘the ambassador's suite’;

Buildingnoun

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

‘The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.’;

Suitenoun

A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together

‘a suite of rooms’; ‘a suite of minerals’;

Buildingnoun

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

‘My sister lives in that apartment building.’;

Suitenoun

A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.

‘The Presidential suite is well appointed and allows for good security.’;

Buildingverb

present participle of build

Suitenoun

(music) A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.

Buildingnoun

The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

‘Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster.’;

Suitenoun

(music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.

Buildingnoun

The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

‘The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural.’;

Suitenoun

(computing) A group of related computer programs distributed together.

Buildingnoun

That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

‘Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attireHave cost a mass of public treasury.’;

Suitenoun

A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage; as, the suite of an ambassador. See Suit, n., 5.

Buildingnoun

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’;

Suitenoun

A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or clessed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite of minerals. See Suit, n., 6.

‘Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood upon the king's table, and lighted his majesty through a suite of rooms till they came to a private door into the library.’;

Buildingnoun

the act of constructing or building something;

‘during the construction we had to take a detour’; ‘his hobby was the building of boats’;

Suitenoun

One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more compact sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form.

Buildingnoun

the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings;

‘their main business is home construction’; ‘workers in the building trades’;

Suitenoun

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

Buildingnoun

the occupants of a building;

‘the entire building complained about the noise’;

Suitenoun

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

Buildingnoun

a structure with a roof and walls, such as a house or factory.

Suitenoun

the group following and attending to some important person

Buildingnoun

the action or trade of constructing something

‘the building of motorways’; ‘building materials’;

Suitenoun

a matching set of furniture

Buildingnoun

the creation or development of something over a period of time

‘the building of democracy in Guatemala’;

Suitenoun

a set of rooms designated for one person's or family's use or for a particular purpose

‘a suite of reception rooms’;

Buildingnoun

a flock of rooks

‘a picture of her standing amongst a building of rooks’;

Suitenoun

a set of coordinating furniture

‘there is plenty of space for a dining table and a three-piece suite’;

Building

A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons.

Suitenoun

a set of instrumental compositions, originally in dance style, to be played in succession.

Suitenoun

a set of selected pieces from an opera or musical, arranged to be played as one instrumental work.

Suitenoun

a group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank

‘the Royal Saloon was built for the use of the Queen and her suite’;

Suitenoun

a set of programs with a uniform design and the ability to share data.

Suitenoun

a group of minerals, rocks, or fossils occurring together and characteristic of a location or period

‘potassic rock suites are a characteristic feature of the area’;