construction, n.
(constructions)
freq. cnt. 34
(constructions)
freq. cnt. 34
the act of constructing something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 3
building construction
sample sentences
"during the construction we had to take a detour""his hobby was the building of boats"
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bricolage
crenelation, crenellation
erecting, erection
house-raising
assembly, fabrication
dry walling
grading, leveling
road construction
shipbuilding, ship building
rustication
member of this domain (topic)
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
construction expression grammatical construction
sample sentences
"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
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the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
construction mental synthesis
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drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
construction
sample sentences
"the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 1
construction structure
sample sentences
"the structure consisted of a series of arches""she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
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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
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
building construction
sample sentences
"their main business is home construction""workers in the building trades"
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an interpretation of a text or action
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
construction twist
sample sentences
"they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
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