building-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: edifice

Commentary: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more less permanently in one place

Examples:
There was a three-story building on the corner.
Those are luxury apartment buildings.
You can park in the lower level of that building complex.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: occupants

Commentary: the occupants of a building

Examples:
The entire building complained about the noise.
My building meets in the common room for a weekly game of scrabble.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: act of constructing

Commentary: BUILDING[+event] the activity of constructing or building something

Examples:
The building of the skyscraper took three months.
During the building we had to take a detour.
His hobby was boat building.
The architect did not comply with certain building codes.
Protein is a major building block of our bodies.
You'll need a building permit to put up a greenhouse in your backyard.
The building materials we'll need for our patio include sand, bricks, and wood.

Mappings:
PropBank: building.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: an enterprise or business engaged in construction

Examples:
Building and steel have both lost workers in the last several years. (the industry as a whole)
They now run a major building firm in Ohio.
Workers in the building trades have rough hands.

Mappings:
PropBank: building.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 5: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM