construction

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

noun

  1. 1

    The process of constructing.

    Construction is underway on the new bridge.
  2. 2

    Anything that has been constructed.

    The engineer marvelled at his construction.
  3. 3

    The trade of building structures.

    He had worked in construction all his life.
  4. 4

    A building, model or some other structure.

    The office was a construction of steel and glass.
  5. 5

    A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.

    "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
  6. 6

    The manner in which something is built.

    A thing of simple construction.
  7. 7

    (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.

  8. 8

    The act or result of construing the meaning of something.

    American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
  9. 9

    The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.

  10. 10

    A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

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