Synset

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"the structure consisted of a series of arches"
"she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

semantic pointers

hypernym

artifact, artefact

hyponym

airdock, hangar, repair shed altar arcade, colonnade arch area balcony balcony bascule boarding body bridge, span building, edifice building complex, complex catchment coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix colonnade column, pillar corner, quoin cross deathtrap defensive structure, defense, defence door entablature erection establishment false bottom floor, story, level, storey fountain guide house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle housing, lodging, living accommodations hull jungle gym lamination landing, landing place lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory masonry monument, memorial hill, mound obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta partition, divider platform, weapons platform porch post and lintel prefab projection public works sail set-back, setoff, offset shelter shoebox sign, signboard stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium superstructure supporting structure tower transept trestlework vaulting ways, shipway, slipway wellhead wind tunnel honeycomb balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance

part meronym

base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure plate structural member