English
Noun
Construction (plural Constructions)
- The process of constructing.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The trade of building structures
- A building, model or some other structure
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- The manner in which something is built.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
Adjectives for Construction
complicated; unsurpassed; improved; patented; rigid; rugged; initial; complex; flawless; exclusive; superb; famous; primitive; ingenious; harmonic; durable; imperfect; majestic; sublime; riveted; mistaken; institutional; pithy; exquisite; immediate; superior; flattering; constitutional; artful; custom-built; excellent; evasive; strained; questionable; peculiar; musical; dependable; substantial; shrewd; sturdy; malicious; dramatic; contemplated; solid; recent; steel-truss; highway; engineering; correct; worst; wrong; strict; illegitimate; charitable; technical; crude.
Synonyms for Construction
building
Derived terms
terms derived from construction (noun)
Related terms
construct; constructive
Thesaurus
architecture, arrangement, assemblage, assembly, avyayibhava, back formation, build, building, buildup, casting, clause, clipped word, combination, composition, compound, conformation, conjugate, constitution, construct, conversion, crafting, craftsmanship, creation, cultivation, definition, description, design, devising, diagnosis, dvandva, dvigu, edifice, elaboration, embodiment, endocentric compound, erection, establishment, exegesis, exocentric compound, explanation, explication, expose, exposition, expression, extraction, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, forging, form, format, formation, forming, formulation, frame, framing, getup, growing, handicraft, handiwork, harvesting, headed group, house, idiom, idiotism, incorporation, interpretation, junction, locution, machining, make, makeup, making, manner of speaking, manufacture, manufacturing, meaning, milling, mining, mixture, mold, molding, noun phrase, organic structure, organism, organization, packaged house, paragraph, paronym, pattern, patterning, peculiar expression, period, phrasal idiom, phrase, physique, piecing together, pile, plan, prefab, prefabrication, preparation, processing, producing, production, putting together, pyramid, raising, reading, refining, sentence, set phrase, setup, shape, shaping, skyscraper, smelting, spoonerism, standard phrase, structure, structuring, superstructure, syneresis, syntactic structure, synthesis, tatpurusha, tectonics, term, texture, tissue, tower, turn of expression, turn of phrase, usage, utterance, verb complex, verb phrase, verbalism, warp and woof, way of seeing, way of speaking, weave, web, word form, word-group, workmanship
Etymology
From Latin cōnstructiō, from cōnstruere, present active infinitive of cōnstruō.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
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- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
Translations
manner in which something is built
