construction
the act or art of constructing.
the way in which a thing is constructed: a building of solid construction.
something that is constructed; a structure.
the occupation or industry of building: He works in construction.
Grammar.
the arrangement of two or more forms in a grammatical unit. Constructions involving bound forms are often called morphological, as the bound forms fif- and -teen. Those involving only free forms are often called syntactic, as the good man, in the house.: Compare bound form, free form.
a word or phrase consisting of two or more forms arranged in a particular way.
a group of words or morphemes for which there is a rule in some part of the grammar.
explanation or interpretation, as of a law, a text, or an action.
Origin of construction
1Other words for construction
Other words from construction
- con·struc·tion·al, adjective
- con·struc·tion·al·ly, adverb
- pre·con·struc·tion, noun
Words Nearby construction
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How to use construction in a sentence
The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
By the end of the construction period, the number of deaths had reached roughly twenty percent of the workforce.
Tonn and Blank construction An Indiana construction company.
A Minnesota based agricultural/industrial construction company.
Encompass Develop, Design Construct, LLC A Kentucky-based architect, design and construction service.
If one has thoughts to express, it is possible to learn very soon some method of construction.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxHe simply devoured books, studying every detail of construction, and learning a great deal as to style and effect.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe two lines are as closely connected as grammatical construction and the expression of thought could make them.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The day was won, the carriages secure, and the order for their construction was placed with a firm in Birmingham.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt was, therefore, more in the construction and workmanship then, that the sign manual was perceptible.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William Petherick
British Dictionary definitions for construction
/ (kənˈstrʌkʃən) /
the process or act of constructing or manner in which a thing is constructed
the thing constructed; a structure
the business or work of building dwellings, offices, etc
(as modifier): a construction site
an interpretation or explanation of a law, text, action, etc: they put a sympathetic construction on her behaviour
grammar a group of words that together make up one of the constituents into which a sentence may be analysed; a phrase or clause
geometry a drawing of a line, angle, or figure satisfying certain conditions, used in solving a problem or proving a theorem
an abstract work of art in three dimensions or relief: See also constructivism (def. 1)
Derived forms of construction
- constructional, adjective
- constructionally, adverb
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