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build up

To apply successive layers to form a thicker mass.

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No references found			As soon as this occurred, the bees ceased to excavate, and began to build up flat walls of wax on the lines of intersection between the basins, so that each hexagonal prism was built upon the festooned edge of a smooth basin, instead of on the straight edges of a three-sided pyramid as in the case of ordinary cells. The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context "My dear young lady," he said, "you do not understand how important even the point of view of another person is to a man who is struggling to build up a theory. The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context Few Moors can ever build up their fortunes again in one short lifetime after so reckless an outlay. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context			Bugulma Bugulma-Belebei Elevation Bugun Buguruslan Bugzilla Buh Buhain Gol Buhl, André Charles Bühler, Charlotte Buhler, Karl Bühler, Karl Buhrmill buhrstone buhrstone mill Buhturi, Al- Buhusi Bui Buialskii, Ilia Buialskii, Ilia Vasilevich Buianov, Ivan Buianov, Ivan Andreevich Buick, David Dunbar build build out build tool build up buildable land area builder builder's jack builder's level builder's lift builder's risk insurance builder's staging builder's tape builder's trench builders' doorway builders' finish hardware builders' guide builders' handbook builders' hardware builders' manual builders' shed style building building alteration building and loan association building area building artifact Building Berth building block building board building brick			build over Build Own Operate and Transfer Build Own Transfer Build Plan Build Point-In-Time Workfile Build Quality Build Rehabilitate Operate Transfer Build Report Build Request and Tracking Build San Antonio Green Build Secret Base on Dark Side of Moon Build Security In Build Spacecraft Real-Time Command Build the Out-of-School Time Network Build the Village Online Build to Customer Order Build To Forecast Build to Last Build to Learn Build to Manage Toolkits Build to Order Build to Print Build to Suit Build to Suit Build tool build up build up a head of steam Build Up Greater Cleveland Build Up Index Build Up Pallet Build Up Technology build up to build upon Build verification test Build Versus Buy Build Versus Buy Build Versus Buy Build Versus Buy Build You A House Build Your Dreams Build Your Future Program Build Your Linux Disk Build Your Own Build Your Own American Dream Home Build Your Own Arcade Controls Build Your Own Bikini Build Your Own Blocks Build Your Own Burger Build Your Own Burrito Build Your Own Business Build Your Own Clone Build Your Own Computer Build Your Own Curriculum

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