Construction — synonyms, construction antonyms, definition

1. construction (Noun)

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construction (Noun) — The act of constructing something. ex. "during the construction we had to take a detour"

construction (Noun) — A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit. ex. "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"

construction (Noun) — The creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought.

construction (Noun) — A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts. ex. "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

construction (Noun) — Drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem. ex. "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"

construction (Noun) — An interpretation of a text or action. ex. "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"

construction (Noun) — The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones. ex. "their main business is home construction"

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