well-builtˌwell-ˈbuilt adjective 
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Thesaurus- a well-built car
- A well-built young man in uniform came to our table and asked the time.
- He was handsome and well-built, like a Hollywood movie star.
- Witnesses have described the attacker as white, six feet tall and well-built.
- A contemporary picture portrays Schmidt as a tall well-built man, full bearded, in jerkin and knee-length hose.
- He was about 6 foot tall and well-built.
- In the front, on another video screen, three well-built specimens cavorted on the tailgate of a pickup truck.
- It's solid, well-built and looks more like a conventional film camera than the other digital cameras featured in this test.
- It is well-built, great to play and it sounds good, too.
- My master is a tall, fine, well-built man.
- Our verdict: Versatile, offering a high degree of control, with all the benefits of a well-built conventional oven.
- Sir Henry was a small, healthy, well-built man.
THESAURUShaving a strong body► strong
someone who is well-built has a big strong body having a lot of physical strength: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· You open it – you’re stronger than I am.
► powerful very strong – used about someone’s body, arms, muscles etc: · his big powerful shoulders· He was a tall man with a powerful physique.
► muscular having big muscles and looking strong: · She liked men who were big and muscular.· He had a firm muscular body.
► well-built a well-built man is strong and tall and has a big body: · Police say the man they are looking for is 36 years old, 6 feet tall, and well-built.
► hunky informal strong and attractive: · She married hunky Hollywood star Brad Pitt.· He looks hunky, but he’s not really my type.
Longman Language Activatorbig people► big/large use this about someone who is tall and has a large body: · My father was a big man, with legs like tree trunks.· A large woman in her early 50s answered the door.
► huge/enormous very big and tall, in a way that is impressive or frightening: · The other wrestler was enormous - he must have weighed over 250 pounds.· A huge policeman stood outside the gate.
► well-built use this about someone who is big and strong and has a lot of muscles: · He was handsome and well-built, like a Hollywood movie star.
having a strong body► strong someone who is strong has big muscles and can lift heavy things, do a lot of physical work etc: · It took four strong men to lift the piano.· Unless you have very strong arms, get a workman to do the drilling for you.big and strong: · Sarah's big and strong, just like the men she works with.as strong as an ox (=very strong): · Twenty years of working in the steel mill had made him as strong as an ox.
► powerful very strong - use this about someone's body, arms, muscles etc: · He was a tall man with a powerful physique.
► muscular someone who is muscular looks strong because you can see that they have big muscles: · She liked men who were tall and muscular.· He had broad shoulders and muscular arms.· He kept his firm muscular body in shape with an hour's run every morning.
► well-built a well-built man is strong and tall in an attractive way: · A well-built young man in uniform came to our table and asked the time.· Witnesses have described the attacker as white, six feet tall and well-built.
► strapping a strapping young man or young woman is strong, tall, and looks healthy and active: · She remembered Martin as a strapping youth with a big appetite.· The farmer's daughters were a fine pair of strapping young girls.
► brawny strong, with big muscles - use this especially to talk about someone who looks physically strong rather than intelligent: · The gardener's assistant arrived -- a brawny youth who never said a word.· He had a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, and heavy legs.
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