Associations to the word «Buildup»

Wiktionary

BUILDUP, noun. An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

Dictionary definition

BUILDUP, noun. The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion".
BUILDUP, noun. The result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes".
BUILDUP, noun. Highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis