Build and File

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Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.

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File is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

File verb - To make smooth by friction.

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Build is an antonym for file in grind topic.

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

long	long build	long file
exact	exact build	exact file
specific	specific build	specific file
right	right build	right file
Other adjectives: certain, current, original, single, entire, large, huge, new, final, different.

characters	build characters	file characters
suit	build suit	file suit

The .dec designation comes from a simple file format for an app used to quickly build deck cardlists.

Source: Fan Nickname / Magic: The Gathering
It was, thankfully, very easy to edit the game file to restore the non-usable Mammoths in the build queue.

Source: Dummied Out / Real-Time Strategy
He sent 3D Realms the executable file and a bevy of documentation to explain how to make levels with it, and let them build the actual game and its assets without knowing how it works internally.

Source: Black Box

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