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Definition of Construction
1. Noun. The act of constructing something. "His hobby was the building of boats"
Generic synonyms: Creating From Raw Materials
Specialized synonyms: Crenelation, Crenellation, Erecting, Erection, House-raising, Assembly, Fabrication, Dry Walling, Grading, Leveling, Road Construction, Ship Building, Shipbuilding, Rustication
Examples of category: Reface, Wattle, Frame, Frame Up, Rebuild, Reconstruct, Groin, Erect, Put Up, Raise, Rear, Set Up, Preassemble, Prefabricate
Derivative terms: Build, Construct
2. Noun. A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit. "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
Specialized synonyms: Adjunct, Clause, Complement, Involution, Phrase, Predicator
Generic synonyms: Constituent, Grammatical Constituent
Antonyms: Misconstruction
3. Noun. The creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought.
Generic synonyms: Cerebration, Intellection, Mentation, Thinking, Thought, Thought Process
Specialized synonyms: Crystallization, Gestation
4. Noun. A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts. "She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Airdock, Hangar, Repair Shed, Altar, Arcade, Colonnade, Arch, Area, Balcony, Balcony, Bascule, Boarding, Body, Bridge, Span, Building, Edifice, Building Complex, Complex, Catchment, Coil, Helix, Spiral, Volute, Whorl, Colonnade, Column, Pillar, Corner, Quoin, Cross, Deathtrap, Defence, Defense, Defensive Structure, Door, Entablature, Erection, Establishment, False Bottom, Floor, Level, Storey, Story, Fountain, Guide, Card-house, Cardcastle, Cardhouse, House Of Cards, Housing, Living Accommodations, Lodging, Hull, Jungle Gym, Lamination, Landing, Landing Place, Lookout, Lookout Station, Observation Tower, Observatory, Masonry, Memorial, Monument, Hill, Mound, Impediment, Impedimenta, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructor, Divider, Partition, Platform, Weapons Platform, Porch, Post And Lintel, Prefab, Projection, Public Works, Sail, Offset, Set-back, Setoff, Shelter, Shoebox, Sign, Signboard, Arena, Bowl, Sports Stadium, Stadium, Superstructure, Supporting Structure, Tower, Transept, Trestlework, Vaulting, Shipway, Slipway, Ways, Wellhead, Wind Tunnel, Honeycomb, Balance, Counterbalance, Equilibrium, Equipoise
Terms within: Base, Foot, Foundation, Fundament, Groundwork, Substructure, Understructure, Plate, Structural Member
5. Noun. Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem. "The assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
Specialized synonyms: Quadrature
Derivative terms: Construct
6. Noun. An interpretation of a text or action. "They put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
7. Noun. The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones. "Workers in the building trades"
Terms within: Masonry, House Painting, Painting, Plumbery, Plumbing, Roofing, Sheet-metal Work, Shingling
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Specialized synonyms: Jerry-building
Derivative terms: Build, Build
Definition of Construction
1. n. The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
Definition of Construction
1. Noun. The process of constructing. ¹
2. Noun. Anything that has been constructed. ¹
3. Noun. The trade of building structures ¹
4. Noun. A building, model or some other structure ¹
5. Noun. (arts) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc. ¹
6. Noun. The manner in which something is built. ¹
7. Noun. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase. ¹
8. Noun. The act or result of construing the meaning of something. ¹
9. Noun. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker. ¹
10. Noun. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Construction
1. [n -S]
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