built-in

built-in
I. adjective Date: 1898 1. a. forming an integral part of a structure or object <
a camera with a built-in flash
>
; especially constructed as or in a recess in a wall <
a built-in bookshelf
>
b. built into the ground <
a built-in swimming pool
>
2. a. inherent <
a built-in advantage
>
b. already established <
her best-seller status gave her a built-in audience
>
II. noun Date: 1930 a built-in piece of furniture

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Built — (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • built-up — adj a built up area has a lot of buildings and not many open spaces ▪ He was fined for speeding in a built up area …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • built-up — adjective a built up area has many buildings in it: This is the only built up area on 500 miles of coastline …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • built — pp. of BUILD (Cf. build). Meaning physically well developed is by 1940s (well built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built in (adj.) is from 1898 …   Etymology dictionary

  • built-up — built′ up′ adj. 1) built by the fastening together of several parts or enlarged by the addition of layers: a shoe with a built up heel[/ex] 2) (of an area) filled in with houses • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • built-in — UK US /ˌbɪltˈɪn/ adjective [before noun] (also inbuilt) ► included, made, or designed as part of something: »Most new laptops have built in Wi Fi …   Financial and business terms

  • built-in — adj forming a part of something that cannot be separated from it →↑inbuilt ▪ a built in microphone …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • built-in — adjective forming part of something, and not separate from it: a word processor with a built in spellchecker …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • built-in — [adj] included congenital, constitutional, deep seated, essential, implicit, inborn, inbred, in built, incorporated, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, inseparable, integral, part and parcel*; concept 549 Ant. added, extra, not included …   New thesaurus

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