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The process of constructing.countableuncountable
- Construction is underway on the new bridge.
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Anything that has been constructed.countableuncountable
- The engineer marvelled at his construction.
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The trade of building structures.countableuncountable
- He had worked in construction all his life.
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A building, model or some other structure.countableuncountable
- The office was a construction of steel and glass.
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A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.countableuncountable
- "Construction in string and clockwork" took first prize.
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The manner in which something is built.countableuncountable
- A thing of simple construction.
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A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.countableuncountable
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The act or result of construing the meaning of something.countableuncountable
- American conservatives tend to favor strict construction of the Constitution.
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The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.countableuncountable
- He had considered sending Lucille away to stay with relations. But then people might have put the worst construction on it – might believe she had done something she shouldn't have.
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A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.countableuncountable
syn. building · construal
ant. destruction